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In article <1993Jan11.140536.8295@iti.org> aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) writes:
>In article <1993Jan10.171824.25105@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
>
>>>Why does this have to wait for Freedom?  We could do that right now.  
>>>In fact, we'd save money launching Freedom on Energia instead of Shuttle.
>
>>The *redesign* (yet again) of Freedom required for it to be launched
>>by Energia would very likely cost more than any launch cost savings
>>that might be achieved.
>
>An internal NASA group examining that posibility a year ago came fo the
>opposite conclusion. They concluded that assembly costs could be cut
>in half if the orbit was changed to 51 degrees and Energia was used.

But how do assembly costs compare to *redesign* costs Allen? That's
the point I was raising. I'm *sure* assembly costs would be reduced
if less assembly were necessary. That's almost axiomatic.

Gary

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