XPost: sci.space.shuttle   
   From: jeff.findley@ugs.nojunk.com   
      
   "Len"  wrote in message   
   news:1111714162.738875.23740@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...   
   > Amen, Jeff.  The best way to cope with high heating is   
   > to avoid it with low planform loading on reentry (one   
   > of the claims in our TPS patent, 4,919,366).  Like you,   
   > I have always felt that the ET was a big mistake for   
   > the reason you state--as well as economics.   
      
   I Googled for "patent 4919366" which led me to the patent on   
   http://patft.uspto.gov/, which is pretty cool, considering that they even   
   have full size TIFF images online.  Mmmm, pictures...   
      
   Seriously though, the pictures of the vehicle are rather interesting.   
   They're well worth the time to look at them.   
      
   Jeff   
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