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by roberte3
5151 days ago
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The first polar orbit was supposed to be Discovery, about six months after the challenger disaster. One of the things that was to enable the polar orbit was a new set of solid rocket boosters, the 'Filament-wound' models that had a lighter weight outer case, and more propellent. The book Riding Rockets was written by an astronaut who was in the middle of prep on that discovery mission when Challenger happened, and has a few details on the proposed polar orbit launch. |
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