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The House Armed Services Committee approved a measure Wednesday for "United Launch Alliance" to purchase a stockpile of 18 additional Russian RD-180 (junk clsa) engines.
1 posted on 04/29/2016 8:50:49 PM PDT by Rabin
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To: Rabin

wut?


2 posted on 04/29/2016 8:52:32 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Get Ready)
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To: Rabin

Looks kinda flaccid there at the end...

Typical...


3 posted on 04/29/2016 8:55:19 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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To: Rabin

BFL


5 posted on 04/29/2016 9:08:57 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Irrational violence against muslims" is a myth, but "Irrational violence against non-muslims" isn't)
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To: Rabin

Pretty danged cool.

This seems like it would be very hard to do, but with computers, the right software, and engines, it may not be all that tough.

Very interesting...

That Mars shot they’re planning looks very interesting also.


8 posted on 04/29/2016 9:09:52 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Ted Cruz, "But it's what plants need!")
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To: Rabin

But I think SpaceX was just awarded an $83m contract to launch a GPS satellite for the U.S. Air Force, right? Perhaps SpaceX can do it cheaper than ULA since SpaceX has reusable launch vehicle capability now??


11 posted on 04/29/2016 10:30:58 PM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: Rabin

Bread and circuses.


12 posted on 04/30/2016 2:01:24 AM PDT by TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed (Yahuah Yahusha)
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To: Rabin

It’s really nice that you can rotate the view around and watch as you wish. Amazing job. They’re talking about doing a Martian Landing and sample return mission in 2018, way faster than NASA.

Musk is trying to get his name up there with Edison, Newton, Einstein, and so on. He’s a real visionary and has been unbelievably been able to do so much.


14 posted on 04/30/2016 5:47:56 AM PDT by Monty22002
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To: Rabin

It does appear to lean to the right after engine cut out, but that could be distortion. Seas calm, not much wind.

Great job.


16 posted on 04/30/2016 10:46:14 AM PDT by cicero2k
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To: Rabin

There was a bird that got the heck out of there once the rocket was audible. Also notice how much the camera shakes when the rocket gets close to the deck. The rocket is much larger than it appears in the video.


21 posted on 04/30/2016 4:11:37 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Rabin
Well done, SpaceX.
25 posted on 05/01/2016 3:20:54 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney (,)
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To: Rabin

If you go to youtube it will load faster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDK5TF2BOhQ


28 posted on 05/07/2016 5:36:57 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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