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Topic:	Rise of the Rockets (PBS NOVA)

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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="arial, helvetica">T O P I C     R E V I E W</font></CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">denali414</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Next Wednesday night (Feb. 13), really good show on PBS's NOVA: <BLOCKQUOTE><I>Rockets are becoming cheaper and more powerful than ever before thanks to stunning new technologies. As companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic make space more accessible, and NASA returns to crewed spaceflight, a new era of space exploration seems to be on the horizon. But will this seeming rocket Renaissance become more than just hype? <A HREF="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/rise-of-the-rockets/" TARGET=_blank>NOVA explores</A> the latest rocket technologies and the growing role private citizens may have in space.</I></BLOCKQUOTE> <center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Uh0BShs1PM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen>

AstroCasey

Thank you for posting this. I didn't know this was playing Wednesday.

denali414

No problem! I enjoyed the show, had not realized Rocket Lab had gotten the cost under $6 mill for a space launch, pretty impressive. Do think Rocket Lab and Vector will find markets with the Cubesats.

randy

I also enjoyed the program. I found it very informative and interesting.

dogcrew5369

Did anyone else spot the error when the lineup of previous man rated American rockets left out the Gemini Titan II or the rocket I assumed was portraying the Atlas? Once again Gemini is forgotten.

Robert Pearlman

The odd looking rocket was labeled Gemini-Titan II, but looked more like an oddly-configured Atlas.

dogcrew5369

Wow I didn't notice that. It appeared to have five first stage engines, but with an Atlas-Agena configuration to me. Odd.

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