Aalice.524 net.columbia utzoo!decvax!harpo!mhtsa!ihnss!houxi!npois!alice!sjb Thu Apr 22 20:19:32 1982 Upper Booster A prototype of an upper stage rocket to be launched from the cargo bay of the space shuttle was unveiled today. It will boost satellites into geosynchronous orbit, which the shuttle cannot reach. It will be tested from a Titan booster late this year, and will make its debut on STS-6, now scheduled for January, 1983. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.