The British are having a go at reusable spacecraft

notageek

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17851603

Looks impressive.
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pjp · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:42 pm Post subject:

"Skylon would be repeatedly reusable"

Must be the Queen's English, that.
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notageek · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:48 pm Post subject:

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pjp · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:18 pm Post subject:

:D Well, it is a subtitle for a picture, so I think they drop the "one's" in that case.
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notageek · Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:55 pm Post subject:

A rocket that can be repeatedly reused. Hm.. must be a metaphor in there.
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