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Russia's failed Mars probe will come crashing down to Earth next month, space agency says
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| December 16, 2011
| Vladimir Isachenkov
Posted on 12/16/2011 5:22:01 PM PST by george76
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To: Mmogamer
No problem! I have a space debris proof roof. Just try saying THAT fast!
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posted on
12/16/2011 7:43:18 PM PST
by
count-your-change
(You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: GAB-1955
IIRC, there are no interplanetary rockets being planned by any private firm in the near future.
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12/16/2011 11:10:01 PM PST
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Paradox
(The rich SHOULD be paying more taxes, and they WOULD, if they could make more money.)
To: GAB-1955
BUT! You are correct about low earth orbit missions! Another 10 years and those will seem easy.
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12/16/2011 11:11:42 PM PST
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Paradox
(The rich SHOULD be paying more taxes, and they WOULD, if they could make more money.)
To: george76
>>>”Russia’s failed Mars probe will come crashing down to Earth next month, space agency says”<<<
Russia is too busy dealing w/ Dirt. Never mind Mars Probe & Earth.
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12/17/2011 5:21:19 AM PST
by
odds
To: KevinDavis
Thanks george76.
This failure was pretty bad, even within the context of Russian Mars shots.
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12/17/2011 8:17:14 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Merry Christmas, Happy New Year! May 2013 be even Happier!)
To: george76; bgill; Calvin Locke; count-your-change; familyop; GAB-1955; hellbender; jmacusa; ...
| Never fear, Obama will give away 'stimulus money' to teach the Russians (and Iran) how to perfect their launches of heavy 'tactical' stuff into the upper atmosphere |
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posted on
12/17/2011 11:34:56 AM PST
by
Future Useless Eater
(Chicago politics = corrupted capitalism = takeover by COMMUNity-ISM)
To: Future Useless Eater
No, he won’t. The Republicans won’t let him.
The problem with the Russians is the loss of institutional expertise when the Soviet Union collapsed.
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12/17/2011 12:36:59 PM PST
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GAB-1955
(I write books, serve my country, love my wife and daughter, and believe in the Resurrection.)
To: Paradox
And the STS looks pretty good, even if it’s politically designed.
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12/17/2011 12:38:10 PM PST
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GAB-1955
(I write books, serve my country, love my wife and daughter, and believe in the Resurrection.)
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