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Re: Non-"Leading Brand"s here?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 4 Nov 1998 23:54:03 GMT
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Actually thee design if I recall cost lest to run than our does. I'm willing
to bet that china(scary thought) could do it, or Japan but I think that it
was more of safety thing because they auctioned off around the time those
capsules didn't slow down on the way back to earth.
Tom McDonald wrote in message ...
> Matthew Marshall writes:
> > They did
> > have it up for sale once and it is technically superior to our own • shuttle.
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> I think that's because theirs was built after America's. US shuttle design • was
> firmed up using mid-70's technology, as well as some stuff left over from • the
> 60's. I'm not saying theirs isn't good, but it takes quite a bit of cash to
> finance start-up, and then still a healthy amount to keep the program • going.
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> Though they might pick it up relatively cheaply, there aren't many • countries
> who could afford to operate a shuttle.
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> -Tom McD.
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> tfn, radiotitan@yahoo.com
Matt Marshall
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| (...) I think that's because theirs was built after America's. US shuttle design was firmed up using mid-70's technology, as well as some stuff left over from the 60's. I'm not saying theirs isn't good, but it takes quite a bit of cash to finance (...) (26 years ago, 4-Nov-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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