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To: theFIRMbss
Let's take the billions being sent overseas " to fight aids" and spend it on the space program were it can do some good.
3 posted on 02/04/2003 8:00:48 AM PST by sticker
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To: sticker
>Let's take the billions being sent overseas " to fight aids" and spend it on the space program were it can do some good.

"The DC-XA Program-- The Delta Clipper Experimental Advanced was a modified version of the DC-X. It had a lightweight graphite-epoxy liquid hydrogen tank and an advanced graphite/aluminum honeycomb intertank built by McDonnell Douglas; an aluminum-lithium liquid oxygen tank built by Energia; and an improved reaction control system from Aerojet. These improvements reduced dry vehicle mass by 620 kilograms. The DC-XA was operated by NASA and the Department of Defense under the Reusable Launch Vehicle program. The flight vehicle was tested at White Sands during the summer of 1996, and demonstrated a 26-hour turnaround between its second and third flights, a first for any rocket. After the fourth flight, however, the DC-XA suffered severe damage and the program ended due to lack of funding."

10 posted on 02/04/2003 1:35:47 PM PST by theFIRMbss
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To: sticker
LOL
16 posted on 02/04/2003 5:05:05 PM PST by Porterville
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