🚀 go-pugleaf

I know one thing a military arcraft will not fly (routine flights) in many
conditions that a commerical airctaft will fly..

I actually think that Kennedy is a bad place for a Space Port and that the
Shuttle could fly alot more times that what is has. They are just to cautious
due to the fact that the Shuttle is just to expensive, also it is under more
scruteny than the normal 747. Also the Commerical liner has a schedule to meet,
also it just migth have better I think that if the DC-X flys, it will quickly
become commercialized. 
Nice to see scheduled airline flights into orbit....

Other thing is that Military Aircraft are also dependent public and also
congressional views/needs..

REF: 747 versus C5 competition, 747 was competing with the what is now called
the C5, the C5 won and 747 became a major airliner with a good record.
One of the standard possible reasons for the C5 getting picked was more due to
the fact that the Congressmember who had the finger on the ppurse strings was
from the home state of Lockheed, which was going thru a hard times job wise..

So maybe the Shuttle is here because of more than need for space
but of economics?? and power plays..


Michael Adams
Alias: Morgoth/Ghost Wheel 
nsmca@acad2.alaska.edu