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It was Mariner 9. Mariner 10 went to Venus and Mercury.

Gary — 2/4/2004 6:59:56 PM (archived)

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The whole thread (15 posts)

Alternative Interplanetary Launch Method: Ramjet - David F Mayer - 2/3/2004 2:27:12 AM
- re: Alternative Interplanetary Launch Method: Ramjet - cherif - 2/7/2004 2:23:19 PM
- A different (sc)ramjet aerospace craft design may help. - David F Mayer - 2/4/2004 6:03:20 PM
- re: Alternative Interplanetary Launch Method: Ramjet - Nick Hoffman - 2/3/2004 5:08:54 AM
  - At orbital velocity (parallel to Earth's surface) the centrifugal "force" exactly balances the gravitational force, so no lift is needed.. At escape velocity, the aircraft requires exactly ONE gravit… (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/3/2004 2:07:44 PM
    - That's easy, just fly inverted! (n/t) - Larry J - 2/3/2004 7:04:27 PM
  - Aerocapture questions - Gary - 2/3/2004 6:00:59 AM
    - re: Aerocapture questions - Larry J - 2/3/2004 3:07:16 PM
      - It was Mariner 9. Mariner 10 went to Venus and Mercury. (n/t) - Gary - 2/4/2004 6:59:56 PM
      - Actually we need a flight test experiment - Gary - 2/4/2004 3:01:27 AM
        
        Absolutely - Larry J - 2/4/2004 2:43:48 PM
- re: Alternative Interplanetary Launch Method: Ramjet - Gary - 2/3/2004 3:51:14 AM
- The devil is in the details - Larry J - 2/3/2004 3:00:43 AM
  - Larry caught me in a typo - Gary - 2/3/2004 4:02:36 AM
    - From the SR-71 Pilot Manual - Larry J - 2/3/2004 2:47:17 PM

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