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   From: redin@lysator.liu.se   
      
   Hi!   
      
   "Kim Keller"  writes:   
   > Question is, can we *afford* the present workforce?   
      
   You are perhaps the most qualified person on this group to answer that   
   question.   
      
   What is the rough number of employees for different parts   
   of the shuttle system?   
      
   Needed for a fairly simple shuttle-c:   
   External tank handling equipment and staff.   
   SRB handling and staff.   
   Stacking equipment and staff.   
   Vab, crawler, launchpad and misc building maintainance   
   and support staff.   
      
   New staff for a fairly simple shuttle-c:   
   RS-68 engine specialists.   
   Boat tail specilists, inertial system and avionics.   
   ( TLI stage specialists are needed in any choice of   
   launchers. )   
      
   Made redundant:   
   Shuttle orbiter specialists, OMS, RCS, thermal protection,   
   enviromental systems, shuttle arm, ET-orbiter separation   
   system, landing gear, etc, etc.   
   Emergency airfield staff, orbiter landing staff, orbiter handling   
   equipment, orbiter transport 747:s.   
      
   How much of the total manpower is used for the orbiter?   
   75% or is it more?   
      
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