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To: SunkenCiv

This landing butt-first technique is crucial to saving money, mostly for later models of rocket.

Plus it looked really cool in the old sci/fi movies from the 50's and 60's.

Sorry, couldn't resist and it's late :)

40 posted on 04/20/2015 12:02:25 AM PDT by The Cajun (Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert....Nuff said.)

To: The Cajun

:’) My all-time favorite TV spacecraft is still the Fireball XL5. The same track launch idea was used in Gerry’s later show, Space 1999.

43 posted on 04/20/2015 12:11:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)

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