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judeling

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Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 7, 2020, 06:59 AM

Sep 2020

But of course the next one from SpaceX is designed for full up and down.

The key is not in the spacecraft, but in the fuel. Why water on the moon was such a huge deal. Carrying the fuel for the landing from start to finish is just economically unfeasible right now.

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It will be interesting to see if it's a Space X clone... If so you KNOW they stole the plans...nnt mitch96 Sep 2020 #1

More likely a winged craft capable of re-entry, like the Shuttle or USAF/Boeing X-37 muriel_volestrangler Sep 2020 #2

So far judeling Sep 2020 #3