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Could we retrieve Voyager I?
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.) |
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Could we retrieve Voyager I?
On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:41:59 AM UTC-4, Greg (Strider) Moore wrote:
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.) That's hilarious! And quite informative too. |
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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 |
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Could we retrieve Voyager I?
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? |
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Could we retrieve Voyager I?
On 3/27/2013 10:41 AM, Greg (Strider) Moore wrote:
http://what-if.xkcd.com/38/ An interesting "what if". Totally OT but an even more interesting "what if" was the previous one: http://what-if.xkcd.com/37/ "Turn me on, dead man" (Wikipedia for those of you under 40...) ;-) Dave |
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