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Robert (Butch) Day Galactic Ambassador
Joined: 19 Sep 2014 Posts: 1437 Location: Arlington, WA USA
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 4:47 am Post subject: The Orion Space System |
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After all these years and despite the shuttle, DC-X and the latest SpceX NASA is STILL looking at capsules?
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Rocky Jones Astral Engineer
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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It's the whole retro thing. Think of the Ford Mustang and T-Bird. Shuttlecraft are so '80s. |
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Krel Guest
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Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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Plus they stole the name! Everyone knows, or at least should know, that the Orion is the proposed, atomic bomb propelled interplanetary spaceship.
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Robert (Butch) Day Galactic Ambassador
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