To: Texas Fossil; a fool in paradise
OK, so it landed without a crew. How did it take off, huh?
To: Revolting cat!
Unlike the shuttle, it was designed for launch like a satellite, housed in a fairing atop the expendable Atlas V rocketIt is launched on top of an Atlas V rocket. Supported like early space capsules with a gantry.
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12/04/2010 9:07:56 PM PST by
Texas Fossil
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