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Robert Zubrin's Mars Gashopper Airplane

Posted by michael on from the boing-boing dept.

Fraser Cain writes "Universe Today has a story about Robert Zubrin's (Mars Society President) Martian Gashopper Aircraft proposal to NASA. It uses solar power to liquefy carbon dioxide and then use it as a propellant to take off, fly hundreds of km above the surface of Mars like an airplane, and then land vertically again."

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  1. Kinda small by MyIS · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    I know it's OT but it reminded me of an obscure reference...

    - ...but Mr Burns...
    - *click* Hop in.

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    http://zero-to-enterprise.blogspot.com/
  2. where are teh pikmins? by apostrophesemicolon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    this guy apparently is friends with the pikmin..
    white pikmins.. look at the picture