Dec 27 1986
From The Space Library
NASA ruled out a recommendation to supplement its Shuttle flights with untended launch vehicles for building the Space Station. The combination would accelerate assembly by up to nine months, said Space Station manager John Dunning, but the time savings would be offset by a 10 to 40 percent increase in potentially dangerous space walks. Using expend-able launch vehicles, he went on, would also require an orbital maneuvering rocket to keep the parts in place. {NY Times, Dec 28/86)
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