Thread: Military vs Civilian Orbital Laboratories, Vehicles, and Crews
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Old March 11th 08, 10:06 PM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.station,sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.history
Pat Flannery
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Default Military vs Civilian Orbital Laboratories, Vehicles, and Crews


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On Mar 11, 12:25 pm, "
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1) Some people imply that the space shuttle and its support structure
(like the Manned Orbital Laboratory) was designed from its inception
to accomplish military goals.


Not an implication but a fact. It wasn't just "military goals", it
was military missions, as simple as spacecraft delivery


MOL had nothing whatsoever to do with the Shuttle; it was a manned
reconsat that was canceled before the Shuttle program even started.

Pat