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Old September 7th 09, 11:09 PM posted to sci.space.history
Pat Flannery
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Default YOU can come up with a better way to the Moon.

Peter Stickney wrote:
A (in hindsight) pretty hilarious article about how the Concorde was
going to allow people to commute to their jobs on another continent:
http://www.concordesst.com/history/eh6.html


Paraphrasing = "What th subsonic jets did for the transatlantic run, the
Concorde will do for the transpacific run".


I assume there's a stop at Hawaii on the way from LA to Japan; as to
where the stop is on the way to Australia is anyone's guess.
either that...or...CONCORDE AERIAL REFUELING!
Yes, British Airways Victor tankers will refuel the Concorde on the way
to its Pacific stops until the new Concorde Tanker Variant enters
service, allowing refueling at Mach 2!
Why refuel at Mach 2?
Because supersonic refueling is _better_ refueling. ;-)

Pat