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2010-01-24 India-Pakistan

India tests rocket booster for heavier satellites

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Posted by john frum 2010-01-24 10:56|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Heavier 'satellites', huh? Why, you could lift all sorts of heavy things. Wonder what the Chinese think of all this?

Posted by Steve White 2010-01-24 11:17|| 2010-01-24 11:17|| Front Page Top

#2 10 tons to LEO

Posted by john frum 2010-01-24 11:35|| 2010-01-24 11:35|| Front Page Top

#3 10tons, Hmmm that gives me all kind of cool ideas, How about a huge baloon with a thick enough wall to be self sealing to micrometeorite punctures, could be used as a storage "Tank" for water, oxygen ,fuel or simply as a human habitat, emergency or standard.
Fasten such "Baloons" to a tube and have an instant habitat (Zero Gee, of course)
My mind whirls.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-01-24 13:38|| 2010-01-24 13:38|| Front Page Top

Posted by john frum 2010-01-24 17:56|| 2010-01-24 17:56|| Front Page Top

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