Plans for the US Space Team's Up Goer Five: the only flying space car that's taken anyone to another world, explained using only the ten hundred words people use the most often.
US Space Team's Up Goer Five
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US Space Team's Up Goer Five
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Plans for the US Space Team's Up Goer Five: the only flying space car that's taken anyone to another world, explained using only the ten hundred words people use the most often.
Plans for the US Space Team's Up Goer Five: the only flying space car that's taken anyone to another world, explained using only the ten hundred words people use the most often.
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Ah, so that's how it works!
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Yes, it's not rocket science ... or is it?Smivs wrote:Ah, so that's how it works!
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Dang, I don't feel very bright today, I had to see the picture before I got the clues in your post D... 
I think Neil, Mike & Buzz liked the ride
I think Neil, Mike & Buzz liked the ride
...and keep it under lightspeed!
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Bill: “We are having a bad problem. The up goer part of our space car is pointing toward space.”
Bob: “Argh!”
Jeb: “Woohoo!”
Bob: “Argh!”
Jeb: “Woohoo!”
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Why would this be a problem?JensAyton wrote:Bill: “We are having a bad problem. The up goer part of our space car is pointing toward space.”
...and keep it under lightspeed!
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See the bottom of the reference diagram. :-)Zieman wrote:Why would this be a problem? :P
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Completely unrelated, there is also this.
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Zieman wrote:Why would this be a problem?JensAyton wrote:Bill: “We are having a bad problem. The up goer part of our space car is pointing toward space.”
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Well, I thought the whole structure is "Up Goer".
If the phrasing had been something like: "We are having a bad problem. The part of our space car where lots of fire comes out is pointing toward space.", I'd concur with the assessment that there might be a wee problem...
If the phrasing had been something like: "We are having a bad problem. The part of our space car where lots of fire comes out is pointing toward space.", I'd concur with the assessment that there might be a wee problem...
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Re: US Space Team's Up Goer Five
Subtle... http://xkcd.com/1125/
xkcd is the bomb diggity, my all time fave was the diagram of all known exoplanets to date... to scale!
xkcd is the bomb diggity, my all time fave was the diagram of all known exoplanets to date... to scale!
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