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NASA's Record-Setting Solid Rocket Enjoys Successful Test-Fire ( At Utah test site )
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| September 1, 2010 9:26 AM
| Jason Mick (Blog)
Posted on 09/06/2010 9:57:46 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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See the Youtube ...just above...one stage apparently.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Impressive, I could see six of those grouped around
a center second stage.
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posted on
09/06/2010 1:57:45 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Using Orion as an escape capsule only is a real disaster. I guess Nasa’s going on with this in hopes that it can be recovered. Certainly if we get rid of that idiot hussein it can be.
He’ll throw $50b to his union buddies at a second, but could care less about our scientific abilities.
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posted on
09/06/2010 2:00:11 PM PDT
by
Tolsti2
To: tet68
That could take you clear of the solar system.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Given that this is a big evolution of the STS SRB, I wonder whether STS could handle it (if the Orbiters weren’t being retired) and if so how much performance improvement they’d see?
I’d guess that, assuming this monster wouldn’t rip the shuttle stack apart during ascent, the limiting factor wouldn’t be the lofting weight ... but rather how much weight the Orbiter could safely return with in an abort (RTLS, TAL) situation.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
09/06/2010 2:29:12 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Democratic Underground... matters are worse, as their latest fund drive has come up short...)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Mount a couple of them on roller skates and the roadrunner is dead meat!
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posted on
09/06/2010 3:16:30 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(Pablo is very wily)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
09/06/2010 3:25:29 PM PDT
by
steelyourfaith
("Release the Second Chakra !!!!!!!" ... Al Gore, 10/24/06)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
That brought a smile to my face. I expected to see those test stands behind the nozzle to be vaporized but they were still there.
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posted on
09/06/2010 3:36:16 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Politicians exist to break windows so they may spend other people's money to fix them.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Pretty impressive rocket system to say the least.
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posted on
09/06/2010 5:30:13 PM PDT
by
Marine_Uncle
(Honor must be earned....)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
That’s going to cause some global warming fer sure.
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posted on
09/06/2010 7:19:26 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
(freerepublic.com - Thanks JimRob! The flags are back! - 8/17/2010.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"But the President, while calling for such a flight, actually is terminating the programs that would make it possible." Mr. Zumbrin is saying this as if he expected the 0-bot to be honest and consistent. Why? What evidence did he have by which to construct such an expectation? I don't get it.
/rhetorical faux-befuddlement
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posted on
09/06/2010 7:36:56 PM PDT
by
Carry_Okie
(The RINOcrat Party is still in charge. There has never been a conservative American government.)
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