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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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2. NASA tried the "rockoon" years back.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Nov 21, 2017, 09:44 AM

Nov 2017

The biggest problem was the launch area could not be predicted.

As to this guy's 'rocket," it's steam powered, and more likely to blow up.

The guy himself? "I don't believe in science"

Speaks volumes.

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facepalm trusty elf Nov 2017 #1

NASA tried the "rockoon" years back. Archae Nov 2017 #2

Dude --- put a camera on a rocket. It's been done, oh, thousands of times. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2017 #3

He has to survive his experiment first. DavidDvorkin Nov 2017 #4