08-09-2005, 09:07 PM
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With all due respect
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 370
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Originally Posted by jseal
ure, humidity, and dust content of the Martian atmosphere.
One interesting mission feature that could never have happened in the “bad old days” is that the Atlas first stage uses a engine supplied by Russia. Whoda ever thunk it? My, my, my - how times have changed!
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Yep. Gotta give them credit though, the Russians do space rockets well. Here's hoping that we can continue shooting them together.
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