To: Irish_Thatcherite
They don't have a fear of using muclear power.
They lift the shuttles to the top of the atmosphere using hot hydrogen balloons, and then launch from there.
The escape velocity is only 24.6 kms, just over twice that of Earth, at 11.18 kms. Considering that Neptune is four times Earth's size, that's not a bad deal.
I will likely have to work tomorrow, so this will probably be my last post for the evening.
Good Night, and "Keep Watching The Skies!"
3,996 posted on
12/09/2005 8:24:52 PM PST by
NicknamedBob
(I tell my teenagers they're driving me nuts, but they just look at me like I'm crazy.)
To: NicknamedBob
They lift the shuttles to the top of the atmosphere using hot hydrogen balloons, and then launch from there. They must structurally strong, yet lightweight.
Good Night, and "Keep Watching The Skies!"
Goodnight Bob, I will!!
4,001 posted on
12/09/2005 8:27:11 PM PST by
Irish_Thatcherite
(~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
To: NicknamedBob
4,007 posted on
12/09/2005 8:30:47 PM PST by
tuliptree76
(I *am* pursuing an untamed ornithoid without a cause.)
To: NicknamedBob
4,013 posted on
12/09/2005 8:37:10 PM PST by
Baraonda
(Demographic is destiny. Don't hire 3rd world illegal aliens nor support businesses that hire them.)
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