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In article <1993Jan26.101810.1@fnalf.fnal.gov> higgins@fnalf.fnal.gov (Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey) writes:

>> Spacelab is an experiment carrier. It will tell us nothing about
>> building large scale structures in space and cannot be considered a
>> station precursor.

>So what?  You are wrong on this one, Allen. Fred is supposed to be
>some kind of laboratory.  

It is to be a number of things. ONE of those things is a lab.

>Therefore it's important to develop a
>program of experiments and useful techniques, make mistakes, etc. Then
>when experiments are flown aboard Fred, they won't be starting from
>scratch and they will have a greater chance of success. 

I assert that if the station fails because Spacelab spent the $$ which
should have gone to proper integration testing then they will have a
lesser degree of success.

Spacelab tells us something about one of the many uses a station may
have but it doesn't tells us about building stations. It's like saying
refrigerator research is an important precursor to house design because
one of the things people do in houses is cook food. It's true that most
people want refrigerators in their houses but houses can be built
without them.

I understand your point but I think you are bluring the distinction
between an object and what it is used for.

  Allen

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