On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 22:31:18 -0800, "Richard Isakson" wrote:

If you think the Shuttle isn't a military craft, you should try and dig out
the spec mission that sized the payload bay.

The sad thing is, much of the shuttle requirements were based on military
requirements...but the Air Force pulled out of the program in the '80s,
including mothballing the brand-new Vandenberg shuttle launch complex.

Ron Wanttaja