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1 posted on 01/03/2015 4:22:37 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

How many things would have to go right for those people to survive the landing?


2 posted on 01/03/2015 4:25:33 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: BenLurkin

They got the idea from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) ,LOL


3 posted on 01/03/2015 4:27:04 PM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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To: BenLurkin

Here’s the original reentry heat shield story from the 1st object recovered from orbit: Discoverer XIII (aka CORONA) in 1960:

http://drexel.edu/mem/news/archive/2012-07-19%20It%20was%20a%20Great%20Time%20to%20be%20an%20Engineer/

http://www.berksmontnews.com/article/BM/20120509/NEWS01/305099999

http://www.nro.gov/history/csnr/corona/Intel_Revolution_Web.pdf


5 posted on 01/03/2015 4:43:25 PM PST by XEHRpa
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To: BenLurkin

Nothing new, really. Such technologies were in use 30 years ago.


6 posted on 01/03/2015 4:55:17 PM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: BenLurkin

“Resembling a giant mushroom”

The Martians love pizza. They’ll get really excited about this.


13 posted on 01/03/2015 7:22:22 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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