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Article #7438Re: Let's be more specific (was: Stupid Shut Cost arguement
From: Edward V. Wright
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 22:30
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 22:30
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In <72956@cup.portal.com> BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn) writes: > Are you saying that they had not even started production of > Pegasus No.2 in April, 1990? Maybe this is true, but it seems > a very strange way for OSC to be operating. They might have had a second, or even a third Pegasus under construction when the first one flew. But a typical aircraft might fly 400 times before it's declared operational. How long would it take to build and launch 400 expendable rockets, even if you could afford to?
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