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Entries from August 2008

Rocket Scientists Say We’ll Never Reach the Stars

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Many believe that humanity’s destiny lies with the stars. Sadly for us, rocket propulsion experts now say we may never even get out of the Solar System.

At a recent conference, rocket scientists from NASA, the U.S. Air Force and academia doused humanity’s interstellar dreams in cold reality. The scientists, presenting at the Joint Propulsion Conference [...]

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Tags: Launch systems · Solar system exploration · Wired News