On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 12:44:58 PM UTC-4, bob haller wrote:
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

Sigh...you just don't get it, do you?