Subj : NASA, shuttle, anyone?
To   : CHARLES ANGELICH
From : WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
Date : Tue Aug 23 2005 08:30 am

-> ML>>> it flys like a rock better than most rocks ;) 

-> ->> With a big enough engine _anything_ will fly. 

-> WC> Taken the tour at Cape Canaveral twice. The Saturn 5 is
-> WC> absolutely awesome. 

-> Size makes an impression. 

-> I am more often amazed at efficiencies of scale. Not
-> necessarily micro-sized but pumping the maximum from a minimum
-> impresses me the most. 

-> WC> They've got Redstones and Titan's standing up but the
-> WC> Saturn 5 lies on it's side and it dwarfs all the other
-> WC> rockets. 

-> For the billions of dollars spent there _should_ be something
-> impressive there and not just a "Gone to Lunch" sign. :-( 

They're out to lunch.
I've heard no copy of the plans for that Saturn 5 were retained :-(
Not positive that's factual.
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