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Title: The biggest rocket ever?
Post by: Data on January 23, 2011, 18:08:16 PM

In case anyone missed it this came up on the BBC science news feed, the biggest rocket ever but is classified, does that mean that it doesn't exist? :scratch-head:

QuoteThe biggest rocket ever to launch from the US West Coast has lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a classified mission...

Read More (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12249645)

Title: Re: The biggest rocket ever?
Post by: Snowcrash on January 24, 2011, 00:37:22 AM

Keywords here are 'from the west coast'...

It produces 663,000 lbf of thrust compared to the saturn 5 at 7,640,000 lbf or the shuttle at 1,181,400 lbf.

Bloody statistics.

Title: Re: The biggest rocket ever?
Post by: Data on January 24, 2011, 15:05:17 PM

Im glad you are here Snowy, to put me right.

I wonder what this "classified mission" is all about.

Title: Re: The biggest rocket ever?
Post by: Diesel on January 24, 2011, 17:55:03 PM

Don't worry Data, it's probably a Tracking Sattelite used to count Wood Peckers or Penguins or even Track Wales, but why you would want to keep an eye on the Welsh is beyond me!!!.

Title: Re: The biggest rocket ever?
Post by: Data on January 24, 2011, 18:23:27 PM

:sign-lol: Diesel.

Title: Re: The biggest rocket ever?
Post by: Snowcrash on January 24, 2011, 19:41:30 PM

They're finally putting Roswell to rest by launching all the secret stuff they don't want anyone to find.

Or am I being Paranoid? :sign-evil-laugh:

Datahopa

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