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Re: Space Shuttle Costs
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:22:12 GMT
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David Rawding - Consultant <RAWDING@GENE.COMnomorespam>
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On Dec 15, 8:52am, Fred Read wrote:
> Subject: Space Shuttle Costs
> Michael Chu wrote:
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> > does anybody here know how much the space shuttle cost?
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> Well in excess of 5,000 Million US dollars (if you don't include the • one
> that blew up).
UMMMMM....you mean 5 billion?
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> [The humour impaired may require a smiley but I don't do smileys...]
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> If it ain't opinionated, it ain't Rich Teer.
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> -- End of excerpt from Fred Read
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Space Shuttle Costs
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| Dear Mr. Rawding - - - To _most_ speakers of English 'five billion' does _not_ equal 5,000,000,000. Comments such as yours are what has given rise to the "Ugly American" syndrome. - - - Nick - - - (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Space Shuttle Costs
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| (...) A U.S billion yes, not the same in all countries. A UK Billion is a million million, where as a US billion is a thousand million. (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Space Shuttle Costs
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| (...) Well in excess of 5,000 Million US dollars (if you don't include the one that blew up). [The humour impaired may require a smiley but I don't do smileys...] (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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