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I have no idea how this thing could go into orbit. Anybody there who can enlighten me?

• HackinOut 12y ago
  Apparently, the encapsulation cell seen in the article is of the Atlas V rocket which puts it into orbit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_V http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_V
  • rplnt 12y ago
    So now we know why it won't land. There is no way to get it back up. I'm assuming this is the only rocket capable of doing so and the ban by Russia to use the engine for military missions is enforceable.
    • jacquesm 12y ago
      You make an interesting point but there is a 2 year supply of engines already shipped so the ban will not have much immediate effect, and they are planning a transition to US only produced engines.