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Tag: Apollo Lunar Module

Project Morpheus test flights

If you've ever read in any old time science fiction, you probably encountered a lot of stories where the characters took off vertically in a rocket ship, and later landed in the same rocket ship, vertically.  Vertical take off and landing (VTOL) is an old dream.  But it's turned out to be brutally difficult in … Continue reading Project Morpheus test flights →

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