rk wrote:


Perhaps you can explain the lack of limits and what happens to the Shuttle's
wings when it returns from the Moon? Or from a Mars mission?


Hey! This is the perfect time to try one of those Dyna-Soar type skip
reentries!
We skip the returning Mars Shuttle off of the atmosphere- then, after
it's circled the Sun, we use the Moon in a reverse gravity assist to cut
its velocity and...
Okay, I'm still working on it.... :-)

Pat