Re: Future Space Missions

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From: Anita Cochran
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1989 19:38

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In article <20862@ut-emx.UUCP>, anita@ut-emx.UUCP (Anita Cochran) writes:
> Galileo would have been fine with a shuttle launch as originally planned.
> However, when the Challenger blew, it was decided that the IUS was
> potentially too dangerous.  Thus, they went to the Centaur. 

OOPS.  I blew this.  I got it backwards.  They were going to use the centaur
upper stage and got cold feet and ended up using the IUS.  My apologies
for screwing this up.

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From: anita@ut-emx.UUCP (Anita Cochran)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle,sci.astro
Subject: Re: Future Space Missions
Summary: CORRECTION
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Date: 13 Nov 89 19:38:30 GMT
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