Comments on: Future GIs to ride rocket troopship

By: Oliver

Oliver — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:02:11 +0000

ICARUS? I hope none of the soldiers were too hot on their mythology.. Or was the rocket unwisely glued together with wax?

By: simone

simone — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:45:16 +0000

i want my jet pack ! damn postalgia

By: Emcha

Emcha — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:45:48 +0000

“I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.”

Memories…

By: jayessell

jayessell — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:03:30 +0000

I heard that the jet engines used in cruise missiles were designed for jetpacks.
Flytime: 20 minutes as opposed to 20 seconds.
*****
I saw the book this was in!
Show the flying oil tanker!

By: Myles

Myles — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:06:59 +0000

I read an article quoted at slashdot yesterday about three companies manufacturing jet packs. The packs are still impractical, have no useful function other than looking cool, and the companies are scared to sell them because they are so dangerous.

By: Thundercat

Thundercat — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:13:07 +0000

I like the fact that this 100,000 pound rocket will be held up by 4 toothpick thin landing legs. That sure looks sturdy.

By: jmyint

jmyint — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:01:49 +0000

If I recall correctly the ICARUS was an actual engineering study. One of the features was an emergency escape capsule for the crew, the passengers however were screwed.

By: Roflcopter

Roflcopter — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:40:27 +0000

Who cares that the drop soldiers in a rocket in a conflict… they HAVE rocketeers oO