As plans for the first lunar landing started to be made, nobody had really thought about who would be out first. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes land lunar make
Large solid rockets have never been a very good way to build launchers that might have crews on top, especially because of the problems in getting the crew away from a failing launcher. Henry Spencer buildcrewcrow Change image and share on social
Technically and financially, it might still make sense to give up on Ares I and simply write off the money spent on it, but politically, that's probably impossible. Henry Spencer arefinanciallygive Change image and share on social
Past experience, on the shuttle and the Titan rockets, suggests that large multi-segment solid rockets have a probability of failure of 0.5 to 1 per cent. Henry Spencer centexperiencefailure Change image and share on social
Supplying fuel for a Mars expedition from the lunar surface is often suggested, but it's hard to make it pay off - Moon bases are expensive, and just buying more rockets to launch fuel from Earth is relatively cheap. Henry Spencer basisbuycheap share on social
America stands for the land of opportunity. Michael Grimm americalandopportunity Change image and share on social
I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way. Scarlett Johansson determinegirlhave Change image and share on social