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Solids
It's a simple design.
Lee
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7/9/2005 4:16:08 AM
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The "stick" embodies the KISS philosophy.
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Did Griffin steal ideas from the ancient Chinese?
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p
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7/8/2005 3:43:43 PM
He doesn't want to get to orbit on a "firecracker" but doesn't mind living in a balloon?
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Lee
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7/8/2005 10:24:21 PM
re: Big Stick
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Raoul
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7/8/2005 5:59:26 PM
No - the plan is an extension of Goldin's thinking
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E.P. Grondine
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7/8/2005 4:59:45 PM
The part the ATK plan leaves out: international participation
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E.P. Grondine
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7/9/2005 2:11:47 PM
Solids
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Tom Brosz
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7/9/2005 3:26:38 AM
So what about costs and safety for the new space architecture?
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Buck Galaxy
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7/11/2005 12:18:07 AM
I'll start a new thread - see above
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Buck Galaxy
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7/11/2005 5:40:36 PM
re: Being able to shut off the engine??
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Raoul
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7/9/2005 9:26:36 AM
re: Being able to shut off the engine??
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Nick Hoffman
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7/10/2005 6:28:50 AM
Well it is a segmented motor.
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Lee
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7/10/2005 7:39:51 AM
re: Well it is a segmented motor.
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Delbert
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7/11/2005 3:17:48 PM
re: Well it is a segmented motor.
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Larry J
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7/11/2005 5:51:05 PM
Propellant geometry
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Larry J
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7/10/2005 5:16:50 PM
re: Propellant geometry
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Tom Brosz
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7/11/2005 1:06:04 AM
Bob Truax
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Tom Brosz
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7/11/2005 1:25:28 AM
Ok, thanks for the information.
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Lee
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7/10/2005 7:54:24 PM
Don't feel bad. I thought the same thing when I started out.
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Tom Brosz
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7/11/2005 1:00:33 AM
how
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E.P. Grondine
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7/9/2005 1:40:08 PM
It's a simple design.
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Lee
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7/9/2005 4:16:08 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.