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Old March 27th 13, 03:41 PM posted to sci.space.history
Greg \(Strider\) Moore
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Default 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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Old March 27th 13, 03:58 PM posted to sci.space.history
Dean
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Default 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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Old March 27th 13, 04:21 PM posted to sci.space.history
Jeff Findley[_2_]
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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
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"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
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Old March 27th 13, 05:44 PM posted to sci.space.history
Bob Haller
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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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Old March 27th 13, 07:25 PM posted to sci.space.history
Dean
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Default 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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Old March 27th 13, 09:07 PM posted to sci.space.history
David Spain
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Default 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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