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Old 09-29-2014, 05:27 PM
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Far effin' out India!
I do not understand.
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Old 09-29-2014, 05:33 PM
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I do not understand.
Kudos to our friends in India for their accomplishment in having an interplanetary probe in orbit around Mars (a far off place).
It's hippie speak Don.
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Old 09-29-2014, 05:41 PM
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Kudos to our friends in India for their accomplishment in having an interplanetary probe in orbit around Mars (a far off place).
It's hippie speak Don.
And cheap: $74 million.
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Old 09-29-2014, 05:43 PM
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And cheap: $74 million.
Does that include the rocket?
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Old 09-29-2014, 05:49 PM
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Go baby, go! MAVEN launch.

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Old 09-29-2014, 06:01 PM
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Here is something on the cost.

http://www.mashable.com/2014/09/23/i...ssion-history/
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Old 09-29-2014, 06:19 PM
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For some reason I assumed NASA had a hand in it. Good for the Indians to do it on their own and a great accomplishment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Orbiter_Mission
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Old 09-29-2014, 07:41 PM
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Does that include the rocket?
Yep. And curry powder.
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Old 09-29-2014, 08:07 PM
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Yep. And curry powder.
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Old 09-29-2014, 08:59 PM
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You racist you....
I was going to go with a wisecrack about corned beef and gefilte fish but... then he's a schlubby putz with a thing for Chi town pizza.

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