Project Orion died a slow death over a period of years, but this was pretty much that last nail.
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The memo that killed Orion
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Damn. I don't know what's worse. Reading Orion's death sentence or my phone bill? I guess they both suck.
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Astonishing....
And it happened in the middle of the "Space Race" (not speaking about the "Cold War")......
And it happened in the middle of the "Space Race" (not speaking about the "Cold War")......
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