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Article #7016Re: Shuttle a research tool (was: Re: Let's be more specific)
From: Francois Yergeau
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 02:57
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 02:57
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In article <1993Jan4.150800.14058@iti.org> aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) writes: >In article <1993Jan4.015312.6224@cerberus.ulaval.ca> I wrote: > >>The shuttle system itself may not be considered R&D anymore, but it's >>the manifest that tells you whether it's doing research or mere >>"operations." > >No, the Shuttle is always doing operations unless it is Shuttle >itself which is being experimented on. When Shuttle carries spacelab, >it is engaged in operations *IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH* but not research. which neatly underscores my point. When NASA flies a shuttle to support research, I don't think it is operating outside of its charter. >When somebody flies a roll during re-entry to see what happens, that >is research. Indeed! -- Francois Yergeau (yergeau@phy.ulaval.ca) | De gustibus et coloribus Centre d'Optique, Photonique et Laser | non disputandum Departement de Physique | -proverbe scolastique Universite Laval, Ste-Foy, QC, Canada |
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Newsgroups: sci.space Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!enterpoop.mit.edu!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!sifon!cerberus.ulaval.ca!yergeau From: yergeau@phy.ulaval.ca (Francois Yergeau) Subject: Re: Shuttle a research tool (was: Re: Let's be more specific) Message-ID: <1993Jan5.025755.14419@cerberus.ulaval.ca> Sender: news@cerberus.ulaval.ca Nntp-Posting-Host: 132.203.76.4 Organization: Universite Laval, Quebec References: <72827@cup.portal.com> <1993Jan4.015312.6224@cerberus.ulaval.ca> <1993Jan4.150800.14058@iti.org> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 02:57:55 GMT Lines: 26