Gentlefolk, I think number of fatalities per mission is the fairest comparison. If endurance is to be considered, it should be per hours in space, not miles covered.
Another reason to dislike wings is that they are big targets for space junk. The closer to spherical your spacecraft can be, the more volume per unit area. Best, Gerald _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list