"Brett Buck" wrote in message news
And lots of pundits proved rockets couldn't work in a vacuum because
they wouldn't have anything to puch against.
Oh yeah, that one's always been a puzzler to me, too. Could anyone
explain? And how can they *burn* in a vaccuum??
Just kidding, just kidding. Impulse preservation and Newton's law of
reaction. And bring-your-own-oxidizer.
Still, I'm wondering how much debates on a low-education level can do
harm to the new space plans... Little, I hope. I'd hate to see stuff
canceled because "man was not meant to fly in space!"
Actually the whole "nothing but pretty pictures" remark is exactly the
one they want to change, don't they? They also brought back a few
rocks once, *long* ago, and that's the state of former glory they want
to return to now, and more. One day they might even bring back energy
to drive our cars and heat our homes--things we have to wage wars
about in desert region countries so far. Someone ought to explain
those things to people...
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