From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: DC-X: Vehicle Nears Flight Test
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
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In <1993Apr5.191011.1@aurora.alaska.edu> nsmca@aurora.alaska.edu writes:

>Since the DC-X is to take off horizontal, why not land that way??
>Why do the Martian Landing thing..  Or am I missing something.. Don't know to
>much about DC-X and such.. (overly obvious?).

You missed something.  I think it takes off vertically and is intended
to land the same way.

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