14 May
2010
14 May
'10
3:06 p.m.
I don't think any of the rockets have the heavy lift capability of the shuttle, do
they? At least to LEO.
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From: Ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 4:12:55 PM
Subject: Re: Amiga 1000 helps win against patent troll...
Teo Zenios wrote:
Rockets are just fine for launching stuff into LEO,
cheaper too. About
the only thing I can think of the shuttles were great at was sending
people to fix stuff in orbit (Hubbell telescope).
More like politics. You would not want somebody going into space with
a product faster than US jets.