Mike.McManus@FtCollins.NCR.com (Mike McManus) (08/02/90)
In article <1990Jul30.002522.28408@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes: > In article <9718@hacgate.UUCP> yamauchi@aic.hrl.hac.com writes: > >>the US commercial launch industry is facing a major capacity glut ... > >>... The US very definitely could use more > >>timely and cheaper launches, even if it doesn't need 90 a year... > > > >These statements seem a bit contradictory. Does the U.S. have a > >launch capacity shortage or an oversupply? ... > > The US has an oversupply of expensive, long-lead-time launches, and > a distinct shortage of timely, cheap, convenient launches. Did anyone catch the James Bond flick "Moon Raker" the other night on TV? I loved the scene where the US picked up the bad guy's space station on radar, and had a shuttle launched within the hour! I couln't help but think how greatly that differs from reality... -- Disclaimer: All spelling and/or grammar in this document are guaranteed to be correct; any exseptions is the is wurk uv intter-net deemuns,. Mike McManus Mike.McManus@FtCollins.NCR.COM, or NCR Microelectronics ncr-mpd!mikemc@ncr-sd.sandiego.ncr.com, or 2001 Danfield Ct. uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-mpd!garage!mikemc Ft. Collins, Colorado (303) 223-5100 Ext. 378
mvp@hsv3.UUCP (Mike Van Pelt) (08/04/90)
In article <MIKE.MCMANUS.90Aug2133104@mustang.FtCollins.NCR.com> Mike.McManus@FtCollins.NCR.com (Mike McManus) writes: >Did anyone catch the James Bond flick "Moon Raker" the other night on TV? I especially "enjoyed" the scene of the shuttle blasting off, SSME's blazing, from the top of the 747 carrier aircraft. -- "Ain't nothin' in the middle Mike Van Pelt o' the road, 'cept a yellow Headland Technology/Video 7 line and dead 'possums." ...ames!vsi1!v7fs1!mvp