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Manned mission to Ceres: 1966
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Manned mission to Ceres: 1966
So going to an asteroid isn't a new idea after all. (L-M's idea for tandem
Orions to go to NEOs made Aviation Week and some other sites) wrote in message ... North American Aviation concepts for a manned asteroid lander: http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=4067 |
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Manned mission to Ceres: 1966
Matt Wiser wrote:
So going to an asteroid isn't a new idea after all. (L-M's idea for tandem Orions to go to NEOs made Aviation Week and some other sites) Considering the very low gravitational pull on Ceres' surface (around 3% that on Earth's surface), the descent engine and landing pads seem way oversized. Hell, at that rate I'd weigh around three pounds and change, and could probably stand atop a empty beer can without crushing it. Pat |
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Manned mission to Ceres: 1966
On Sep 22, 6:33*am, "
wrote: North American Aviation concepts for a manned asteroid lander:http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=4067 Give us your best shot at whatever's the very best observational example of what has been seen and/or detected about the worth or whatever science or ET potential interest of what an asteroid or the likes of Ceres has to offer? (besides the one-way ticket of our deploying a couple of dead astronauts) ~ BG |
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