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By: Firebrand38

Patent here http://www.google.co…

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By: Toronto

I can just imagine the headlines – “Returing Moon Rocket Crash Blamed on Sneezing Sheep.” NASA’s motto “Missed it by that much.”

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By: Naked Bunny with a Whip

An excellent follow-up to “So You Want to Have a Love Affair?”

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By: Christoph Geisler

Sorta like an inverted supergun? http://en.wikipedia….

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By: Rick Auricchio

Who’s gonna want to live in that house, knowing that a speeding rocket is flying that close?

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By: John M. Hanna

Its ridiculously impractical, unbelievably dangerous, and overtly sexual, all at the same time.

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By: carlm

Ole D.B. came up with this idea when his wife commented on his “coming too fast” problem.

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By: Noob

“Its ridiculously impractical, unbelievably dangerous, and overtly sexual, all at the same time.” Just like sex.

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By: Jari

Toronto: I didn’t know Maxwell Smart was a NASA spokesperson

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By: Snark

“Its ridiculously impractical, unbelievably dangerous, and overtly sexual, all at the same time.” Are we talking about the rocket catcher or the issue cover?

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By: Don

@Snark: YES!

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By: darren

In the main picture there are supports holding up each tube section. In the landed picture the supports are gone. Where did they go?

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By: darren

The rocket actually doesn’t start to slow down until it reaches the second tube section (before that it’s just going down a pipe). I assume the rocket is coming in at approx 500km/h and has to stop in...

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By: Jari

darren: #12 knocked to the sides by rockets wings? #13 I was going to write a longer answer, but have you ever seen this kind of contraption catching rockets anywhere in the world? That moots all of...

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