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Vikings were plutonium powered, and they did okay.

Tom Brosz — 3/6/2004 6:44:43 PM (archived)

I agree about "Beagle." A lot of people are giving that mission a lot more crap than it deserves.

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The whole thread (12 posts)

The Mars bunny - LJ - 3/5/2004 6:54:02 PM
- re: The Mars bunny - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2004 4:36:02 PM
- Wascally Wabbit! - Elmer Fudd - 3/5/2004 9:21:23 PM
- Would it kill them just to roll over and take a closeup shot? - Tom Brosz - 3/5/2004 8:00:05 PM
  - I'm getting the idea, I believe. - Bowser - 3/6/2004 4:41:37 PM
    - Spacetime scales - Robert - 3/6/2004 6:10:55 PM
    - Conserving energy - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2004 5:17:06 PM
      - Nukes - Bowser - 3/6/2004 5:33:14 PM
        
        Vikings were plutonium powered, and they did okay. - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2004 6:44:43 PM
  - re: Would it kill them just to roll over and take a closeup shot? - Chris Vancil - 3/6/2004 5:39:57 AM
  - re: Would it kill them just to roll over and take a closeup shot? - Peersa - 3/6/2004 3:33:37 AM
  - re: No, but it could kill their careers...! - Marvi - 3/6/2004 12:16:52 AM

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