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Topic: A "Rocket of Atlas V Proportions"
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garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 10-26-2007 02:01 PM
   
In the latest issue of the online auto magazine Winding Road a writer uses the above phrase to describe a new Lexus automobile.Space enthusiasts like us find it hard to believe anyone, let alone people who are paid for their words, could forget the name of the machine that boosted the Apollo missions to the moon but there you go. This is exactly the reason why our hobby is so important. The provenance of that piece of heat shield you bought, let alone the names of these magnificent inventions cannot be left to chance. It's up to us to remember these things and pass them along correctly. Sorry to get all serious but this blew me away. Can anyone imagine forgetting the Saturn V? I've sent a note to the magazine. |
Andy McCulley
Member Posts: 245
From: Lansdale, PA
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 10-26-2007 02:18 PM
I don't think he forgot. He couldn't use Saturn, another car manufacturer, in a Lexus ad. I bet his attitude was '...who cares if Atlas 5 is wrong, who'll know the difference...' he just REALLY wanted the powerful, sleek rocket image connected to the new Lexus. It didn't matter to him that he was historically inaccurate; even if he was aware of this error. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 43576
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-26-2007 02:25 PM
quote:
Originally posted by garymilgrom:
Can anyone imagine forgetting the Saturn V?
Could the writer be referring to the Atlas V? |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 10-26-2007 02:36 PM
Guys it's my day to eat crow! Mmmm pretty tasty! You both have excellent points that I overlooked. |
Andy McCulley
Member Posts: 245
From: Lansdale, PA
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 10-26-2007 02:42 PM
You could very well be right, Robert.Us older guys would automatically think of Saturn as THE powerful, sleek rocket. Younger folks that didn't live through that period, would perhaps go to the Atlas 5 of today. Good call. Pardon me, by "us older guys," I was referring only to myself. Edited by Andy McCulley on October 26, 2007 at 03:03 PM. |
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