[sci.space.shuttle] How high can you go?

gwh@bigbang.Berkeley.EDU (George William Herbert) (12/07/89)

In article <74740@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> william c ray <ray@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
[re. model rocket size ratings and thrust]
>C'mon now... what the **** do you think the boosters on the space shuttle are?

About a {31-st letter of alphabet}10,000,000-0

That's what.

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consp21@bingsune.cc.binghamton.edu (Ken Hoover) (12/07/89)

>>C'mon now... what the **** do you think the boosters on the space
shuttle are?>
>About a {31-st letter of alphabet}10,000,000-0
     					      ^^^^
	Naah.  You forgot the 600-second ( 10 - minute ) delay before the
ejection charge fires.

						- Ken

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