On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:28:29 -0400 Dave Henn <[email protected]> writes: Engadget relays a BBC News story about Russia's ideas for capsule landings. It's just like all those old science fiction movies where the rocket decends on its tail with engines blazing. Click the link below for links, etc.
http://r-spec.org/node/134 And some more detail... http://www.universetoday.com/2009/04/29/russia-considering-rocket-powered -precision-landing-for-next-generation-spacecraft/ http://www.hobbyspace.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=12136 http://www.parabolicarc.com/2009/04/29/russia-considers-rocketpowered-lan ding-spacecraft/ (with comment by me) Though as I note at Parabolic Arc, I'm not sure I'd want to ride solid rockets to a landing. This kind of thing needs throtttleable liquid fueled engines... Frank Check out my web page at: http://www.geocities.com/stardolphin2/link3.htm "To be truly radical is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing." - Raymond Williams ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find the perfect banking opportunity! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTMLukuQUjCbfNT1tsci9ly1KEW4XXJKgJVntgav5DWoJ94gA9o44A/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
