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Germany proposes unmanned moon landing for 2015
Reuters ^ | 08/12/09

Posted on 08/12/2009 4:09:15 PM PDT by KevinDavis

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany should try to launch an unmanned mission to the moon by around 2015, the government official in charge of aerospace matters said on Wednesday.

In an interview with ZDF television, Economy Ministry State Secretary Peter Hintze said a German moon landing could be feasible "within the next decade, around 2015," and urged cooperation with other European countries and the United States.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: germany; moon; space

1 posted on 08/12/2009 4:09:15 PM PDT by KevinDavis
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To: Carlucci; Zoe Brain; callisto; scottinoc; Movemout; markman46; AntiKev; wastedyears; ...

2 posted on 08/12/2009 4:10:04 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Can't Stop the Signal!)
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To: KevinDavis

are you very knowledgeble about these things? If so, I would like to freepmail you......


3 posted on 08/12/2009 4:11:39 PM PDT by wombtotomb
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The older FR's will get this...

classygrayhairedbroad here....

Nag, nag, nag, nag, NAG!

4 posted on 08/12/2009 4:15:15 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (BG x 2 (and a heartbeat was heard today....))
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To: KevinDavis

Just a much delayed Luftpost flight to Alpha no doubt.
Boy are those colonists going to be surprised that a woman is the Chancellor!


5 posted on 08/12/2009 4:30:11 PM PDT by nkycincinnatikid
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Didn’t they go there in ‘69? von Braun? Just saying.


6 posted on 08/12/2009 5:06:55 PM PDT by Gapplega
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To: KevinDavis

For the Fuhrer.


7 posted on 08/12/2009 6:03:46 PM PDT by LiberConservative (Earning a spot on 0bama's enemies list since 2008.)
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To: KevinDavis
Germany should try to launch an unmanned mission to the moon by around 2015, the government official in charge of aerospace matters said on Wednesday.

Shortly afterward, the French minister of aerospace surrendered.

8 posted on 08/12/2009 9:09:20 PM PDT by JRios1968 (The real first rule of Fight Club: don't invite Chuck Norris...EVER)
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All the space programs of the world grew out of captured V2 rocket engines, so in a sense... :’)


9 posted on 08/15/2009 5:36:51 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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