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One man's quest to honor America's Saturn V rocket (biggest model built)
Rocketry Planet. ^
| April 13, 2009
| Mark B. Canepa
Posted on 04/24/2009 5:01:01 PM PDT by Leisler
The rocket, standing more than three stories tall and weighing almost a ton, will be launched in 2009 on the Eastern Shore of Maryland to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of NASA's historic moon landing in 1969. To be powered by nine motors generating more than 8,000 pounds of thrust, this high-power rocket is likely to bring a huge national spotlight—however briefly—to a hobby that is still relatively unfamiliar to the general public.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: bar; saturnv
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posted on
04/24/2009 5:01:01 PM PDT
by
Leisler
To: Leisler
I got to see this first hand at the Weak Signals show
at Toledo 1st weekend in April. It is impressive to
say the least.
Mike
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posted on
04/24/2009 5:10:57 PM PDT
by
doublecansiter
(without cartridge, load in nine times, LOAD!)
To: Leisler
That kicks some serious @ss!
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posted on
04/24/2009 5:17:29 PM PDT
by
randog
(Tap into America!)
To: Leisler
All I can say is WOW! I read this article and it is amazing!
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posted on
04/24/2009 5:37:53 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: KevinDavis
I saw a new/recent bio of Von Braun during my first trip into a bookstore this quarter.
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posted on
04/24/2009 5:39:37 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: SunkenCiv
The size of the real thing.
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posted on
04/24/2009 5:46:28 PM PDT
by
BerryDingle
(I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
To: SunkenCiv
Do you mean Neufeld’s _Von Braun_?
It’s OK. Neufeld’s prissiness — he never fails to express his dismay that Von Braun was not a feminist — is sometimes irritating.
To: Leisler
the RATS whine about guns... wait till they see the new Inter-State-Ballistic-Missiles!!!
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posted on
04/24/2009 6:02:41 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - Obama is basically Jim Jones with a teleprompter)
To: Leisler
Please ping me if you see a youtube video of the launch tomorrow.
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posted on
04/24/2009 6:05:33 PM PDT
by
Sundog
(Forget the Tea Party. We nee a Washington DC rocket club to hold a launch at the national mall.)
To: Leisler
One man's quest...
10
posted on
04/24/2009 6:07:22 PM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Socialism enslaves you & kills your soul.)
To: Red_Devil 232
"Get ready for a little jolt, fellas"...
11
posted on
04/24/2009 6:15:25 PM PDT
by
FDNYRHEROES
(In just 3 days, the War on Terror became the War on Free Speech.)
To: Poe White Trash
Thanks, that’s the one I saw.
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posted on
04/24/2009 7:45:35 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Leisler
Now THATS a hobby! Good luck to him on a successful launch.
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posted on
04/24/2009 7:46:30 PM PDT
by
OCC
To: BerryDingle
I’ve seen two of the three (Huntsville, the Cape, but not the one in Houston, which I think is standing on its base) and I’m still impressed. :’)
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posted on
04/24/2009 7:49:51 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Leisler
The Estes rocket I could only dream of buying as a kid.
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posted on
04/24/2009 7:51:54 PM PDT
by
OCC
To: Leisler
According to the article it’s supposed to launch tomorrow! I had no idea of any of this large scale stuff. The first thing that pops into my head is achieving orbit, so I’m sure that those involved harbor this dream. It would be five or six stages with the last stage powered by a D motor, and it would do Wile E. Coyote proud.
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posted on
04/24/2009 8:47:35 PM PDT
by
dr_lew
To: SunkenCiv
The one in Houston is also on its side.
To: OCC
The Estes rocket I could only dream of buying as a kid.I had the Mercury Redstone and Space Shuttle. But I could NEVER afford the Saturn V. Oh, what I would have done for that one...
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posted on
04/24/2009 9:23:16 PM PDT
by
Onelifetogive
(Check out Puppy News at www.buyingapuppy.com)
To: Chode
...the RATS whine about guns... wait till they see the new Inter-State-Ballistic-Missiles!!!
Is that thing registered?. Is it stored so small children and South American Dictators cannot have easy access?
Of what legitmate need does civilians have of private ownership of deadly missiles of war?
Big Mother Pelosi demands an answer....
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posted on
04/24/2009 10:05:13 PM PDT
by
RedMonqey
(uit qhining. It's so unmanly.)
To: Professional Engineer
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posted on
04/25/2009 5:35:40 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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