Thread: Progress of Messenger in the Solar system
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Old 28-September-2009, 10:16 PM
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Hey, I was just wondering what kind of rocket they used to put MESSENGER in orbit, and if it was the most cost-effective choice at the time and how hard it would be to make it man-rated...

Just kidding. I don't care.

(Wikipedia: The Boeing Delta II rocket carrying MESSENGER lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida at 02:15:56 EDT on August 3, 2004.)

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