Re: Early take on Mercury capsule



OM wrote:

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I've posted the article that cover is about. It's available at:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/20/first-man-in-space/



...Everyone try reading the copy out loud, using the same voice that
was used on that NASA PAO film on Shepard's first flight. It really
adds a retro nostalgic touch to the damn thing even tho by today's
standards its hokey as hell!



Oh yeah, that copy is something else, isn't it? It seems to suggest that the vehicle will land on four extensible fins under rocket power.

Pat
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