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Old 10-November-2005, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by gwiz
Why is it reckless to leave unnecessary equipment behind?
The arm is the lineline for the shuttle as we've witnessed several times, even without the new boom extension.

Why would NASA include a 10,000 lb thruster on the lunar lander if it's only going to need and use 3000 lbs of thrust to land..?