[rescue] Re: [geeks] Crap! Not again...

[Michael Free]

Yes, Challenger was converted to use as a shuttle after Columbia was
complete. In the grand scheme of things, this still made Challenger a newer
shuttle than Columbia.

Mike Free

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kris Kirby" <kris at catonic.net>
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Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [rescue] Re: [geeks] Crap! Not again...


> On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Chad Fernandez wrote:
> > > 3) Colombia is the oldest shuttle (Challenger was, until it went).
> >
> > Columbia was the first shuttle, I ever heard about.  I thought the
> > Challenger was #2.
>
> Not to pick at nits, but if I remember my shuttle literature right (the
> press pack contains a flip-notebook of every mission), Enterprise came
> first, but was merely an aerodynamic model. Then Challenger, as another
> model. Finally, Columbia was build from the ground up as a shuttle, and
> Challenger was then converted into a regular shuttle.
>
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