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Old 01-09-2004, 12:57 AM
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Originally posted by docetboy
I would really hope we wouldn't be using 30-year old technology...

The only logical reason for a return to the moon is to test the equipment that will be capable of sending us to Mars, according to many.
Considering that the brains of such a behemoth like the Saturn V at the time was considered state-of the art, with computers capable of storing 32K of memory!

The Russkies seem to keep flying the same rocket design with changes over the years. Guess you can't go wrong with Semyorka ('Old Number 7') - the Russian nickname for the R-7 rocket.
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