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\   In any case this is all apples-vs-oranges... More informative numbers 
/would be to compare inflation adjusted development costs of various NASA
\programs to DCX, DCY...  The key though is not to compare just the Shuttle,
/try to find programs with similar scopes, and complexities. Perhaps 
\the LM, Gemini, the Dryden Center's experiments with flying bodies (from what 
/I've read, one of NASA's more cost effective programs, the result of
\being a local initiative without a lot of official support or oversite),
/and the X-15 (although primarily an Air Force project). Anyone have any 
\numbers, and care to risk eternal flames for posting them?

/Henry Worth
\No, I don't speak for Amdahl... I'm not even sure I speak for myself.

This account will be going away soon and I don't know when I'll get
back, but I'll put in some ideas I had anyway (and dare people to
try to flame me ;-)

1) What are the incremental costs of launching a) a Saturn V, and
b) A Shuttle Orbiter?

Keep in mind, they use the same VAB, the same launch pads, crawlers
etc... how many people did it take to launch each one?

2) What is the cost of manufacturing a Saturn V (sans payload) vs.
the cost of remanufacturing a shuttle (combined with the amortization
costs on that specific orbiter's purchase alone?)

How much could the Saturn launch to leo compared to the Shuttle?

Wickedly yours,

Phil
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