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Old 02-22-2010, 02:20 PM
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That is an attractive solution except for the fact that sooner or later a launch will fail. In the worst circumstance, as happened once with a vessel with a few pounds of plutonium aboard, the craft does a long, broad re-entry, leaving a smoking trail of its contents over a large area.
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