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A Very Appropriate Quote
06-11-2009, 06:47 PM
I don't know why people think space is so far away. It's only a half hour drive, if your car could go up. -- Unknown
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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On an Auto-Bahn maybe. Otherwise it's about an hour (given my sketchy knowledge of legal main road speeds around the world) given the distance.
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How fast would you have to be going to make it out of the atmosphere in ten minutes?
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here's a quote I think Blackaeronaut will like:
"If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough" - Mario Andretti
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