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This company continues to make milestones toward low-cost space launch.
1 posted on 06/27/2002 11:06:46 AM PDT by NonZeroSum
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2 posted on 06/27/2002 11:26:41 AM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: NonZeroSum
First ever? Not by almost 60 years. The Nazis developed a rocket powered fighter way back in '44.


3 posted on 06/27/2002 11:27:25 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
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To: NonZeroSum
Ooops! Missed the part were he restarted the engines and took off again.
4 posted on 06/27/2002 11:28:31 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
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To: NonZeroSum
The "touch-and-go" maneuver was the first time ever for a rocket-powered airplane

Not sure if that really true

The Junkers Ju.248/Messerschmit Me.263 did start flight trials and may have done "touch-and-go's"


5 posted on 06/27/2002 11:28:34 AM PDT by tophat9000
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To: NonZeroSum
Relighting a rocket has got to be tricky and I would guess a real kick in the pants.
7 posted on 06/27/2002 11:31:56 AM PDT by KSCITYBOY
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To: NonZeroSum
And hell will freeze over before NASA embraces the idea that rocket engines don't need to be torn down to their constituent elements between flights.
10 posted on 06/27/2002 11:47:15 AM PDT by hopespringseternal
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To: Thud
ping
15 posted on 06/27/2002 12:41:02 PM PDT by Dark Wing
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