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To: BenLurkin

Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven had a book in which small nuclear bombs were exploded beneath the rocket to get to space.


25 posted on 08/22/2021 7:17:23 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Yeah, the book was called “Footfall”.


26 posted on 08/22/2021 7:26:08 PM PDT by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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To: ConservativeMind
Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven had a book in which small nuclear bombs were exploded beneath the rocket to get to space.

Footfall

But this sounds more complex.

27 posted on 08/22/2021 7:27:33 PM PDT by TChad (The MSM, having nuked its own credibility, is now bombing the rubble.)
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