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Old June 30th 16, 07:28 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Pity they haven't got one that can drill down on the surface of a moon, but with current 10th century Chinese rocket technology being what's used at NASA, it's going to be a century before they do.

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Old June 30th 16, 03:57 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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RichA wrote:
Pity they haven't got one that can drill down on the surface of a moon,
but with current 10th century Chinese rocket technology being what's used
at NASA, it's going to be a century before they do.



Perhaps you'll give details of the liquid fuelled rockets used in 10th
century China.


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Old June 30th 16, 11:53 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Thursday, 30 June 2016 10:57:40 UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:
RichA wrote:
Pity they haven't got one that can drill down on the surface of a moon,
but with current 10th century Chinese rocket technology being what's used
at NASA, it's going to be a century before they do.



Perhaps you'll give details of the liquid fuelled rockets used in 10th
century China.


Liquid, solid, it's all the same, lame chemical rockets.
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Old July 1st 16, 07:34 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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On Friday, 1 July 2016 00:53:34 UTC+2, RichA wrote:

Liquid, solid, it's all the same, lame chemical rockets.


Take us to Warp 5, Richy, and don't spare the horses!

Aye-Aye, Captain!

 




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