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The capsule
Great idea! Back to the sixties when space was safe enuf for chimp pilots!
phil
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9/18/2003 9:44:43 PM
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If it lowers costs for reliable space access, I'm for it.
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The capsule
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Raoul
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9/18/2003 7:29:00 PM
will it be reusable?
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Delbert
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9/19/2003 12:39:57 AM
re: will it be reusable?
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Kim Keller
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9/19/2003 2:44:17 PM
Levels of reusability
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Larry J
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9/19/2003 6:11:33 PM
re: will it be reusable?
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Delbert
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9/19/2003 12:58:29 AM
re: will it be reusable?
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Raoul
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9/19/2003 5:41:49 AM
re: will it be reusable?
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Delbert
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9/19/2003 6:00:51 AM
Great idea! Back to the sixties when space was safe enuf for chimp pilots!
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phil
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9/18/2003 9:44:43 PM
Capsules are a good idea but....
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Gary
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9/19/2003 4:23:42 PM
Dark Horse
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E.P. Grondine
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9/20/2003 7:56:46 AM
re: Ed it's Black Horse not Dark Horse, please make a note of this.
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Chris Vancil
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9/20/2003 11:43:05 PM
Unlike what the article implied, capsules don't have to come down in water
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Larry J
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9/18/2003 9:17:07 PM
If we improve the accuracy, we can land them on a giant trampoline
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alcaray
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9/19/2003 5:38:45 PM
re: a giant trampoline
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Tom Brosz
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9/19/2003 6:38:52 PM
re: Unlike what the article implied, capsules don't have to come down in water
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Kim Keller
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9/19/2003 1:10:36 PM
re: Frozen lake
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Raoul
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9/19/2003 5:15:48 PM
Call me paranoid, but what if the chute fails?
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Lee
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9/19/2003 5:12:40 AM
What if the wings fall off?
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Tom Brosz
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9/19/2003 5:26:52 AM
The HL-20 would be the best choice.
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Lee
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9/19/2003 6:35:20 AM
The Rogallo Wing
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Robert
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9/18/2003 10:48:45 PM
Rogallo Wings have bad stall characteristics
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Gary
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9/19/2003 4:11:29 PM
re: The capsule
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Tom Brosz
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9/18/2003 8:27:23 PM
Well if they're dead set on building a subcompact.
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Lee
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9/19/2003 1:15:39 AM
re: The capsule
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Robert
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9/18/2003 10:41:33 PM
re: The capsule
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Robert
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9/18/2003 8:09:23 PM
re: The capsule
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Raoul
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9/18/2003 8:45:23 PM
Keo?
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Nathan Koren
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9/19/2003 12:03:32 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.