From: thomas_NOSPAM_moore01@yahoo.com   
      
   Manfred Bartz wrote:   
      
      
   > Lets face it: the shuttle turned out the way it did not for good   
   > engineering reasons but because of political decisions and shifting   
   > objectives.  The bottom line as I see it is that reuse of any of the   
   > major hardware items of the Space Shuttle stack would seriously   
   > compromise the success of a new vehicle.   
   >   
      
   Funny you should say that.. Buzz Aldrin's Starcraft Booster's Inc. seems   
   to disagree...   
      
   Check out Starboosters proposal for the STS derived Aquila.   
   http://www.starbooster.com/TALAYPanel3FINAL.pdf   
      
   Tom   
      
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