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European Shuttle Program Update
Rolo Tomasi writes "ESA's reusable launch vehicle demonstrator, Phoenix, was recently wind tunnel
tested to determine its low speed aerodynamics. A free flight for Phoenix is
planned for early summer 2004. In case you haven't heard of it yet,
here's an article from last year, describing the Phoenix/HOPPER concept.
Here's another page at ESA, but it seems to be available only in German. What's interesting is the first sentence of the DLR press release, stating that (my translation) 'Europe's future and
competitiveness in space substantially depend on an autonomous access to space and 'on a drastic decrease in the transport
costs of getting there.'"
... i the rocket is faster than my first post.
It's the name of a city. I mean, cities don't fly, it's just silly, eh mate ?
fkrst post
Oh sorry, you DON'T. My bad.
J00 H4V3 B33N M1RR0R-TR0LL3D,
J00 H4VE L05T,
G0 PHUNK J00RS3LF.
Yes they do... :) We still need some work on anti-gravity, but the longetivity drugs are already here.
karma capped
Phoenix the bios maker, Phoenix the browser, now Phoenix the....
Ok, someone needs to break out the cease and desist letters.. (do I think the name Firebird sucks, yeah, I do)
Thats good because it is just about as important as being a good cunning linguist!
OH THE SHAME I fell off the wagon and use sigs again!
Your spell checker betrays you.
This is totaly off-topic,
w ww .sco.com&collector=all
but it seems all web things SCO related have been off-line since Saturday:
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/performance?site=
but, it's in the middle of the night over there and they can translate it at will!
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Oh great, maybe next time they'll bring an IMAX camera so I can see moon rocks in high def.
Woop de friggin DO
>80 column hard wrapped e-mail is not a sign of intelligent
>life
Whatever you do don't mention SCO. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.. Basil.
"You lied to me! There is a Swansea!"
http://users.rcn.com/zap.dnai/
what a stupid sig
You can't always blame the Hindus for everything !
Isn't it ironic hat the europeans will name their spacecraft after an ancient american legend AND the capital of Arizona, usa?
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The russians have visited the greatest atrocity in the history of humanity! I mean, we American are assholes a lot, but the Russians make the Germans look like amateurs at atrocity.
Stalin killed Millions of humans in the Ukraine in the artificial Famine and Terror campaign (some say Joe killed 30 million people during his reign).
I mean...c'mon.