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02-16-2011, 09:23 AM
piece-itpete
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I picked up somewhere, it was actually cheaper to forget the external fuel tanks on the Shuttle. Retrieving/reusing them was for the publicity.
The Shuttle is just
so
much cooler than a standup rocket though
Pete
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