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August 20th 05, 06:34 PM
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On 20 Aug 2005 02:36:24 -0700, "Alex Terrell"
wrote: Combined with an Arianne or Proton launcher, than can put 20 tons into orbit, what can the shuttle do that this can't do? 10 more tons. Lower-g launch and landing. Serve as an orbiting construction site. Only land 14 tons from Space, and there's not much demand for this service. Actually, yes there is. See MPLM, which never comes home empty. Brian 
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