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Missile silo is gateway to final frontier
The Denver Post ^
| 12-10-06
| Al Lewis
Posted on 12/10/2006 6:30:39 PM PST by dynachrome
Timothy Bendel often stamps "RKBA" on his work. It's an acronym for the Second Amendment "Right to Keep and Bear Arms."
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At 37, Bendel is through with his job at Lockheed Martin near Denver. For the past 18 months, he and his partners have been building and testing their own rocket engines and guidance systems.
They are pioneers in the new space race - a race run by wealthy entrepreneurs and maverick engineers instead of the government. They call their company Frontier Astronautics.
(Excerpt) Read more at denverpost.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; US: Colorado; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: rkba; rocketengines; silo; space
Hope he succeeds. Is he already a freeper?
To: dynachrome
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posted on
12/10/2006 6:42:23 PM PST
by
FreeperinRATcage
(I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for every thing I do. - R. A. Heinlein)
To: FreeperinRATcage
Did not know Croatia was so far ahead of us in space!
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posted on
12/10/2006 6:54:06 PM PST
by
dynachrome
("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
To: dynachrome
How much are cruise missiles? We could all chip in to take out some high value targets in the ME.
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posted on
12/10/2006 6:54:48 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(Islam is the religion of violins, NOT peas.)
To: Paladin2
How much are cruise missiles? If you have to ask and cannot print money, you cannot afford them.
To: dynachrome
Bendel's sister is a friend of mine, though I've only met the man once or twice. I heard from her there was a successful test up at his facilities this summer which resulted in a pillar of fire. Supposedly this spooked some locals, but I couldn't find any further information.
Here's his company website. I can't believe he got that missile silo for only $400K.
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posted on
12/14/2006 8:44:51 AM PST
by
Dumb_Ox
(http://kevinjjones.blogspot.com)
To: Dumb_Ox
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posted on
12/14/2006 9:42:09 AM PST
by
dynachrome
("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
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