Re: Comparative $/lb to LEO (Was: Stupid Shuttle Cost Arguments)

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From: Edward V. Wright
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 17:24

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In <C01E43.JIJ@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:

>It's somewhat more common for the shuttle [to fly with less than maximum
>payload] only because most shuttle missions are to low orbit

Don't forget the Rogers Commission, and the payload-weight restrictions
it imposed for safety reasons.

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