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16 months to the moon. Good luck with the Ariane 5.
1 posted on 08/08/2003 9:09:50 AM PDT by RightWhale
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To: RightWhale
SMART-1 will search for signs of water-ice in craters near the Moon's poles...

Wasn't this done last year with negative results (no water-ice found)?

2 posted on 08/08/2003 9:16:50 AM PDT by randog (Everything works great 'til the current flows.)
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To: RightWhale
I would LOVE to see the US use this as an SDI testing opportunity by shooting it down. Then proceed to thank Europe for helping us send a message to North Korea.
3 posted on 08/08/2003 9:16:56 AM PDT by blanknoone (There are only 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary, and those who don't.)
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To: RightWhale
If there were a highway, you could comfortably drive to the Moon in 16 months -- And spend every night at a Motel 6!
6 posted on 08/08/2003 9:34:19 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: KevinDavis
space ping
9 posted on 08/08/2003 11:47:12 AM PDT by King Prout (people hear and do not listen, see and do not observe, speak without thought, post and not edit)
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To: Normal4me; RightWhale; demlosers; Prof Engineer; BlazingArizona; ThreePuttinDude; Brett66; ...
16 months to the moon??

Space Ping! This is the space ping list! Let me know if you want on or off this list!
10 posted on 08/08/2003 5:57:23 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
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To: RightWhale
16 months to the moon, man, this isn't the most powerful propulsion system. I guess ion drive is still useful in reducing the tonnage of such a probe.
11 posted on 08/08/2003 6:33:33 PM PDT by Brett66
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To: RightWhale
16 months to the moon. Hmmmm, about as long as it takes my dial-up to send an e-mail.
13 posted on 08/08/2003 7:29:28 PM PDT by Amazed1953
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