To: Steely Tom; RightWhale
That d*mn fuel tank costs fourty million dollars! Good Grief!Anybody know when they plan to start using those Maglev launchers so they can do away with the fuel tanks altogether???
20 posted on
12/28/2004 3:04:21 PM PST by
Willie Green
(Or is that MORE technology that Dubya wants to let China and India develop first?)
To: Willie Green
Maglev would do very well for launches from the surface of the moon. Could even be useful for launches from the earth's surface. A long track running up a tall mountain, and there you are with 90% of your orbital requirements met.
22 posted on
12/28/2004 3:15:34 PM PST by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
To: Willie Green
Maglev in an atmosphere as thick as ours will not let us obtain escape velocity before burn-up......sad but true.
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