I question their thinking

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I question their thinking

p — 3/11/2002 7:22:15 PM (archived)

A horizontally fueled Shuttle is totally impractical. The bearing strength of the lightweight ET shell, etc. would have to be greatly increased. Much more weight, and for what? So you could board it more conveniently? Big wiff. Shallow thinking by these guys.

-p

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April Popular Science - McFly - 3/10/2002 4:06:12 PM
- Orlando Sentinal Poll: Majority think manned Mars mission a waste of money - E.P. Grondine - 3/11/2002 6:00:52 PM
  - Of course, the majority of Americans also - LJ - 3/12/2002 4:51:35 PM
    - Re: Of course, the majority of Americans also - gbaikie - 3/12/2002 1:22:48 PM
  - Re: Orlando Sentinal Poll: Majority think manned Mars mission a waste of money - p - 3/11/2002 7:25:23 PM
  - Re: Orlando Sentinal Poll: Majority think manned Mars mission a waste of money - Mark Eby - 3/11/2002 12:56:47 PM
    - Re: Orlando Sentinal Poll: Majority think manned Mars mission a waste of money - Nathan Koren - 3/11/2002 7:01:55 PM
      - Orlando Sentinal Poll's Biases - E.P. Grondine - 3/12/2002 3:39:42 PM
    - Re: Orlando Sentinal Poll: Majority think manned Mars mission a waste of money - gbaikie - 3/11/2002 4:14:43 PM
    - Orlando Sentinel poll results *ARE* online - Keith Cowing - 3/11/2002 4:11:30 PM
    - Good questions - E.P. Grondine - 3/11/2002 3:59:04 PM
      - Good Answers But - Mark Eby - 3/12/2002 2:01:37 PM
        
        Re: Good Answers But - gbaikie - 3/12/2002 3:55:35 PM
        
        Mars, moon or NEO? - p - 3/13/2002 4:13:28 PM
        
        Re: Mars, moon or NEO? - gbaikie - 3/13/2002 8:19:57 PM
        
        Re: Mars, moon or NEO? - p - 3/13/2002 8:49:44 PM
        
        Re: Mars, moon or NEO? - gbaikie - 3/13/2002 10:00:33 AM
        
        Re: Mars, moon or NEO? - p - 3/13/2002 10:29:25 AM
        
        Re: Mars, moon or NEO? - gbaikie - 3/13/2002 4:41:45 PM
        
        Aerospace R&D costs a lot more than you think - Larry J - 3/13/2002 10:28:33 AM
        
        Re: Aerospace R&D costs a lot more than you think - gbaikie - 3/13/2002 3:17:32 PM
        
        Re: Aerospace R&D costs a lot more than you think - Larry J - 3/14/2002 3:28:28 PM
        
        Re: Aerospace R&D costs a lot more than you think - p - 3/13/2002 10:38:13 AM
        
        Space rated computers cost a bundle - Larry J - 3/13/2002 11:15:28 AM
        
        What's the point? - E.P. Grondine - 3/13/2002 7:50:38 PM
- "If the dinosaurs had a space program, they'd still be here" - p - 3/11/2002 5:17:04 PM
  - Correction: If dinosaurs had a NEO program, they'd still be here. - E.P. Grondine - 3/11/2002 5:53:05 PM
    - Re: Correction: If dinosaurs had a NEO program, they'd still be here. - Chris Vancil - 3/12/2002 11:34:46 AM
    - Wrong Again - Mark Eby - 3/11/2002 12:58:53 PM
- Re: April Popular Science - p - 3/11/2002 1:41:36 PM
- I agree with number four. - Lee - 3/10/2002 6:33:40 PM
  - Someone else is thinking the same thing - Lee - 3/11/2002 6:19:56 PM
    - I question their thinking - p - 3/11/2002 7:22:15 PM
      - Horizontal integration has some advantages - Larry J - 3/11/2002 8:32:10 PM
        
        Re: VAB - Raoul - 3/11/2002 8:46:47 PM
        
        horizontal FUELING cited in the article - p - 3/11/2002 9:54:52 AM
        
        You're right - Larry J - 3/12/2002 10:57:13 AM
        
        Yes! Just Do It! :) (n/t) (n/t) - p - 3/13/2002 2:24:28 PM
        
        Give me a few billion dollars and a few years... - Larry J - 3/13/2002 4:53:58 PM
    - Shuttle mods - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 10:04:41 AM
  - Re: I agree with number four. - Larry J - 3/11/2002 4:08:19 PM
  - Oops - Lee - 3/10/2002 6:39:20 PM
    - One more try! - Lee - 3/10/2002 6:43:36 PM
      - You need to add an 'a' & a space before the href... - Larry J - 3/11/2002 3:51:44 PM
        
        Yeah, that's the ticket.....thanks. (n/t) - Lee - 3/11/2002 6:06:32 PM
        
        Yeah, that's the ticket.....thanks. (n/t) - Lee - 3/11/2002 6:05:46 PM

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