To: RightWhale
For the same reason that they named the MOAB the Mother Of All Bombs, or a dog licks his, er, lockbox - because they could! What else would call someting you shoot up into space to fly around the world? I guess the name wasn't taken. :)
15 posted on
12/15/2003 5:57:41 PM PST by
NonValueAdded
("Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." GWB 9/20/01)
To: All
Launch ground track SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: December 11, 2003
The ground track that the Atlas 3B rocket will follow during launch of UHF F11. Credit: Lockheed Martin
16 posted on
12/15/2003 6:08:37 PM PST by
Stars N Stripes
(My baloney has a first name, it's h o m e r, my baloney has a second name it's h o m e r .......)
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