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Old March 27th 13, 04:44 PM posted to sci.space.history
Bob Haller
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Default Could we retrieve Voyager I?

On Mar 27, 11:21*am, Jeff Findley wrote:
In article ,
says...



http://what-if.xkcd.com/38/


An interesting "what if".


(And Bob, this is what makes some of your plans for "retrieve this or that"
so economical.)


Yes, Bob should read this.

Jeff
--
"the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would
magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper
than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer


At least voyager 1 bis going somewhere.

Snoopy is just endlessely traveling in a great circle, to no where