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Re: Stupid Shut Cost arguements (was Re: Terminal Velocity

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From: Allen W. Sherzer
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 13:43
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In article <JMC.92Dec29222737@SAIL.Stanford.EDU> jmc@cs.Stanford.EDU writes:

>If someone proposes a new reusable vehicle for going to earth orbit,
>it is reasonable to ask why its maintenance costs can be expected to
>be a lot less than those of the Shuttle.  Any answer you get needs to
>be evaluated skeptically.

DC-X is being built so that the answer can be evaluated experimentally.

  Allen


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From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
Subject: Re: Stupid Shut Cost arguements (was Re: Terminal Velocity
Message-ID: <1992Dec30.134300.13259@iti.org>
Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
References: <1992Dec29.191524.2413@iti.org> <72597@cup.portal.com> <JMC.92Dec29222737@SAIL.Stanford.EDU>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 13:43:00 GMT
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