On Fri, 14 Feb 2003, Michael Wallis wrote:
> > I don't see this. A vehicle with a field-swappable TPS can have a
> > fast turnaround...
>
> Precisely. The original (1987) Alpha designs had ablative oak laminate
> that was attached to the (removable) base cap... A six hour
> turnaround was very do-able.
Note, though, that the original comment was in the context of the
long-term feasibility of turnaround using only four *man-hours*. Unless
your base-cap-refurbishment shop is highly automated, you won't be able to
do that with ablators.
Henry Spencer
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