Comments on: race to the planets http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/07/race-to-the-planets/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:04:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/07/race-to-the-planets/comment-page-1/#comment-1067424 jayessell Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:28:05 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6622#comment-1067424 Toronto, I saw that too! The X-15 was launched from a B-52. Spaceship One was launched from White Knight. A huge Thunderbird-esque jet would make a nice launch vehicle for future reusable spacecraft. Scott... already some of the space probes are using ion-propulsion. The first was Deep Space 1, but it was solar powered. Toronto, I saw that too!
The X-15 was launched from a B-52.
Spaceship One was launched from White Knight.
A huge Thunderbird-esque jet would make a nice launch vehicle for future reusable spacecraft.

Scott… already some of the space probes are using ion-propulsion. The first was Deep Space 1, but it was solar powered.

]]> By: slim http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/07/race-to-the-planets/comment-page-1/#comment-1064383 slim Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:51:32 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6622#comment-1064383 Sigh.... remember when we looked to the future with optimism? Sigh…. remember when we looked to the future with optimism?

]]> By: Mark http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/07/race-to-the-planets/comment-page-1/#comment-1064371 Mark Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:20:50 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6622#comment-1064371 sigh...remember when there was a "race to the planets" instead of shrinking budgets sigh…remember when there was a “race to the planets” instead of shrinking budgets

]]> By: Scott http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/07/race-to-the-planets/comment-page-1/#comment-1064368 Scott Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:02:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6622#comment-1064368 If we're ever going to send people to the outer planets, we're almost certainly going to have to use nuclear propulsion of some kind. If we’re ever going to send people to the outer planets, we’re almost certainly going to have to use nuclear propulsion of some kind.

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/07/race-to-the-planets/comment-page-1/#comment-1064355 Toronto Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:42:30 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6622#comment-1064355 That aircraft "first stage" reminded me of the early Shuttle tests when they kicked the Shuttle off the back of the big SCA (the modified 747.) That aircraft “first stage” reminded me of the early Shuttle tests when they kicked the Shuttle off the back of the big SCA (the modified 747.)

]]> By: rsterling78 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/07/race-to-the-planets/comment-page-1/#comment-1064352 rsterling78 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:35:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6622#comment-1064352 "Atomic energy, harnessed and adapted specifically to rocket propulsion, promises the super-concentration of power which will bring travel to the planets down to a matter of hours and not days." Yesterday's vision of tomorrow...which is our "present." I don't know whether to laugh or cry. “Atomic energy, harnessed and adapted specifically to rocket propulsion, promises the super-concentration of power which will bring travel to the planets down to a matter of hours and not days.”

Yesterday’s vision of tomorrow…which is our “present.”

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

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