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Trajan

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4. While I appreciate the novelty ...

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Mon May 13, 2013, 08:16 PM

May 2013

I believe it would be a mistake to use this with real human beings ... there are serious questions as to whether this technology can be used, time and again, without a serious mishap that could topple the vehicle and ignite the fuel ...

REF: McDonnell Douglas DC-X ...

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SpaceX Grasshopper 250m Test | Ring of Fire [View all] BootinUp May 2013 OP

The geeks in the comments section didn't think much of this Warpy May 2013 #1

Only read Youtube comments if you've been bad and feel the need to punish yourself Posteritatis May 2013 #2

I think it is impressive BootinUp May 2013 #3

Perhaps to move off the moonbase to the astroid to move material back and forth Johonny May 2013 #9

Right, I said it was impressive, just Warpy May 2013 #10

This is the plan: sofa king May 2013 #11

Yes, it's really ambitious. I hope they succeed Warpy May 2013 #12

While I appreciate the novelty ... Trajan May 2013 #4

Interesting reading BootinUp May 2013 #5

I bring it up Trajan May 2013 #6

None of those BootinUp May 2013 #7

Of course they were not killed in that manner Trajan May 2013 #8

The unmanned components will be first to land vert. sofa king May 2013 #13