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Derek Lyons wrote:
Couldn't we get close to it with a fleet of fully reusable shuttles that can
be operated and serviced like todays commercial jets?

Thats an open question. It took a lot of years and experience to get
commercial jets to where they are today.

Even operating and servicing like today's cranky high-tech experimental
aircraft would be an enormous improvement.
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