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  • Talking about an Ares V launch's cost like it's a known number is hilarious. tl; dr: What is more valuable: 1 Moon base or exploration of whole inner Solar System?

    Proponents of DIRECT Offer Rebuttal to NASA's Analysis - NASA Watch 2009

  • Phil McAlister, NASA's acting director of Commercial Space Flight Development, cautioned reporters at Kennedy Space Center against reading too much into the launch's successes or failures.

    Commercial Space Industry to Demonstrate If It Has 'The Right Stuff' 2010

  • The only clues about the launch's trajectory are North Korea's documents, filed with the International Civil Aviation Organization and maritime authorities, for two areas where debris from the launch is likely to fall.

    Korean Launch Could Spur Arms Sales 2009

  • John Paul DeJoria, the billionaire who co-founded both Patrón and hair-products concern John Paul Mitchell Systems, said he isn't worried about the launch's timing.

    New Vodka Aims for High End 2009

  • The rocket launch's lawsuit, baseball's Roger Clemens indignant and defiant over steroids allegations.

    CNN Transcript Jan 7, 2008 2008

  • The only sounds were the creak of the muffled oars and the splash of water on the launch's hull.

    Sharpe's Prey Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2001

  • The launch's keel grated on sand and a sailor leaped overboard to hold the boat steady while half a dozen men carried the chest of gold ashore.

    Sharpe's Prey Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2001

  • He turned to see that the lanterns of the British fleet now looked very far away and were blurred by the rain, then a hiss from the launch's bows made everyone go still.

    Sharpe's Prey Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2001

  • The chest was being loaded into the launch's belly and Baird held out a hand to Lavisser.

    Sharpe's Prey Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2001

  • Sharpe and Collier, being officers, were formally whistled aboard at the bomb ship's waist while the launch's crew scrambled over the bows.

    Sharpe's Prey Cornwell, Bernard, 1944- 2001

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