Comments on: Skyrocketing to Mars http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/04/skyrocketing-to-mars/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wendy Rosen http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/04/skyrocketing-to-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-1071475 Wendy Rosen Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:46:44 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/04/skyrocketing-to-mars/#comment-1071475 My office, in the Hampden village of Baltimore has a local restaurant honoring the "1928 Rocket to Venus Mission" Enjoy this story (or legend) www.rockettovenus.com/index.cfm?page=story My office, in the Hampden village of Baltimore has a local
restaurant honoring the “1928 Rocket to Venus Mission”
Enjoy this story (or legend)
http://www.rockettovenus.com/index.cfm?page=story

]]> By: sz http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/04/skyrocketing-to-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-1066452 sz Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:49:15 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/04/skyrocketing-to-mars/#comment-1066452 Any news on Robert Condit? Any news on Robert Condit?

]]> By: dculberson http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/04/skyrocketing-to-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-1052349 dculberson Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:01:35 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/04/skyrocketing-to-mars/#comment-1052349 I love how the diagram almost makes it look like they think Mars is 100 miles up. I love how the diagram almost makes it look like they think Mars is 100 miles up.

]]> By: rsterling78 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/04/skyrocketing-to-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-1052132 rsterling78 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:52:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/04/skyrocketing-to-mars/#comment-1052132 "SCIENTISTS say that in the next few months we may see the first trials of man-carrying rockets, which will be shot off into space in an effort to land some intrepid adventurer on Venus or Mars!" I'd like to meet the "scientists" who in 1928 thought manned space flight and even colonization of Mars was a few MONTHS away. “SCIENTISTS say that in the next few months we may see the first trials of man-carrying rockets, which will be shot off into space in an effort to land some intrepid adventurer on Venus or Mars!”

I’d like to meet the “scientists” who in 1928 thought manned space flight and even colonization of Mars was a few MONTHS away.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/04/skyrocketing-to-mars/comment-page-1/#comment-1052063 jayessell Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:28:07 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/04/skyrocketing-to-mars/#comment-1052063 No mention of Goddard? Well, it <i>was</i> the first issue. The Virgin Galactic altimeter should be labeled "High" "Very High" "Exceptionally High" No mention of Goddard?

Well, it was the first issue.

The Virgin Galactic altimeter should be labeled
“High”
“Very High”
“Exceptionally High”

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