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To: NicknamedBob
... and learn about computers and rockets.

Good thing too or we'd be traveling to Mars in hot air balloons.

4,016 posted on 01/31/2007 2:11:01 PM PST by fanfan ("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)
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I considered using balloons to stage a high-altitude launch.

One of the problems of going into space is that you have a lot of atmosphere to punch through. If you ride a balloon up very high, and then take off from there, you'll need somewhat less fuel.


4,017 posted on 01/31/2007 2:50:57 PM PST by NicknamedBob (Sign says, "No dogs allowed -- except seeing-eye dogs" Why don't they put that sign down lower?)
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