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Article #974Why does it roll?
From: Jack Gregory
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1990 19:12
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1990 19:12
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I used to know this, but a friend asked me recently, and I can't remember. The question is: Why does the shuttle roll on takeoff? If there is a simple answer, like, "to get into orbit upside-down" then please state why this is necessary. Thanks. --J Gregory
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!snorkelwacker!bu.edu!bu-cs!icad!gregory From: gregory@icad.COM (Jack Gregory) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Why does it roll? Message-ID: <GREGORY.90Jan9141233@icad.icad.COM> Date: 9 Jan 90 19:12:33 GMT Sender: usenet@icad.COM Distribution: usa Organization: ICAD Inc., Cambridge, MA Lines: 8