To: WhiskeyX
It’s my understanding that their very first attempt put too much thrust behind the cosmonaut and actually propelled him out of Earth orbit. It’s entirely possible that a dead cosmonaut may be farther outside our solar system than Voyager is.
7 posted on
12/06/2014 7:24:47 PM PST by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: hoagy62
That was called “partial credit” in engineering classes...
10 posted on
12/06/2014 9:09:26 PM PST by
Hoosier-Daddy
("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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