[CT] Letter criticizing Shuttle program

[Dan Moran]

Robert H. Hansen wrote:

> The original conception of the Shuttle was grand: a versatile "space
> truck" capable of servicing everything from low Earth orbit (LEO) to

Drop the acronym here and in the following. You may also want to give
values, in miles, for low earth orbit and geosynchronous earth orbit,
and maybe the orbit of the moon as well, to give people a sense of
scale.

> Instead, the satellite is mounted to a Payload
> Assist Module (PAM), which is a rocket motor designed to kick the
> satellite into a higher orbit than the Shuttle is capable of
> achieving.

"Instead, the satellite is mounted to yet another rocket, carried to
orbit in the Shuttle cargo bay, which is designed to kick the satellite
into a higher orbit than the Shuttle alone is capable of."

... but in any event lose the jargon.

No comments on the rest. Knock 'em dead.

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