Re: It's In-Line (Shuttle Derived)

On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 20:12:49 GMT, in a place far, far away,
simberg.interglobal@xxxxxxxxx (Rand Simberg) made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

>>Some high flight rate systems would not be cheaper to operate
>>(Pegasus, anyone?).
>
>But they're not "equal."

Sorry, I meant, "Because it's not 'equal.'"

Actually, though, Pegasus was notable for being cheap on a per-flight
basis, compared to its contemporary competition. Its price sucks on a
per-pound basis, though, and its marginal cost is pretty high, so
flight rate doesn't help that much.
.

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