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Old August 7th 10, 08:53 AM posted to sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.policy
Pat Flannery
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On 8/5/2010 6:49 AM, Alan Erskine wrote:


You've gone absolutely ****ing NUTS!


No, that sounds like a very doable schedule to me also.
As to why everyone is so married to the Apollo CM shape is beyond me; it
leads to a very heavy heatshield, and really isn't needed for Earth
orbit only missions. A Soyuz shaped CM would make a lot more sense from
a internal-volume-to-weight viewpoint.

Pat