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Old 28-March-2008, 01:16 AM
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Actually, to refocus the question, how did he intend to get back home? ZC's test platform didn't look like it had a reentry vehicle. Good catch, vonmazur.
Maybe they already had a prototype antigravity by then; not strong enough for launch, but providing enough bouyancy to soft-land.
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