[Boatanchors] 6SG7 Question

[James A. (Andy) Moorer]

That is reassuring. I would hate to think of them flying on decades-old 
technology.

James A. (Andy) Moorer
www.jamminpower.com

  ----- Original Message ----- 

  It's as I thought...  they are NOT looking for stuff to use in the vehicle 
itself, but in the so called GSE (Ground Support Equipment):
  "Troves of old parts that NASA uncovers and buys, officials said, are used 
not in
  the shuttles but in flotillas of servicing and support gear. Such 
equipment is
  found, and often repaired, at major shuttle contractors around the nation, 
as well
  as