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Old June 23rd 04, 05:14 PM
Robert Briggs
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Alan Minyard wrote:

At apogee there would be almost no control authority (lack of sufficient air
molecules). Do they have a thruster system for control at that altitude??


If there is *any* remotely usable control authority then the thing ain't
in space for any reasonable value of "space".
 




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