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Yeah, no national space program vehicles have ever crashed.

TB — 8/11/2009 3:57:22 AM (archived)

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Nuclear DC-X - Adam - 8/9/2009 11:17:22 PM
- re: Nuclear DC-X - phil - 8/10/2009 2:37:12 AM
  - The chosen design didn't work... - Adam - 8/10/2009 10:48:36 AM
    - Vertical landing didn't work (n/t) - E.P. - 8/10/2009 3:56:21 PM
      - That works just fine... - Adam - 8/12/2009 4:41:06 AM
      - Yah, one failure from known, easily correctable reasons = 'doesn't work' (eye rolls) (n/t) - phil - 8/10/2009 4:07:41 PM
        
        Why private companies are not as reliable - Raoul - 8/10/2009 7:37:14 PM
        
        Yeah, no national space program vehicles have ever crashed. (n/t) - TB - 8/11/2009 3:57:22 AM
        
        re: Yeah, and that's exactely why it's so expensive, long to take and bureaucratic! - Raoul - 8/11/2009 5:21:46 AM
        
        DC-X a BNDO Project - phil - 8/11/2009 1:21:09 AM

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