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Hot Rod Job For SpaceShipOne

Posted by timothy on from the not-however-an-actual-lowrider dept.

rwven writes "MSNBC is reporting that the engine on SpaceShipOne has been modified to provide more thrust, for a longer amount of time. Mainly, the Nitrous Oxide tank has increased in size to lengthen the amount of time before the dropoff of thrust when it goes from a liquid to a gas. Also reporting is Space.com."

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  1. Whenever someone says N2O... by The+Master+Control+P · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I can't help but think of the movie Black Sheep:

    [Spade and Farley are stoned on n2o, randomly laughing at nothing]
    [Moment of lucidity for Farley] Farley: I'm stoned. So are you!
    Both: [Random spastic giggling]