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[spidge]

I would have a guess that one was the victim of V2 technology and the other used V2 technology for the moon landing.

[rlaughton]

Both of the rockets were designed by Werner von Braun and they had three other common components:

1. they both landed where they were expected to land
2. there was a large crater associated with the landing
3. the eagle landed in both instances, one german one american

[morse1001]

Originally Posted by rlaughton

Both of the rockets were designed by Werner von Braun and they had three other common components:

1. they both landed where they were expected to land
2. there was a large crater associated with the landing
3. the eagle landed in both instances, one german one american

Damn and Blast! i thought i was asking a hard question! But you got it!

[Kitty]

probably got it from the same website you used dude.

[morse1001]

Originally Posted by Kitty

probably got it from the same website you used dude.

I never got it from a website. I used the old fashioned method, a Book!

[Antipodean Andy]

Amazing what being trapped in your study by a fallen bookcase will make you do.

[rlaughton]

Or maybe you are just a 50+ year old engineer who grew up through the Gemini and Apollo programs? Thanks to Walter Cronkite! Okay make that 55+ now! And I agree with the books program, as I am an avid reader. Where the problem lies is remembering what book you read about the story.

You won't find my answer on any web site, I can assure you of that. By next week you won't even find it in my brain cells either.

Next question?

[Antipodean Andy]

Next question about what? ;-)

[spidge]

This is not directly linked to the question however it is surely a result. This extract from NASA regarding engines is mind boggling.

I will post the full piece on Rocketry in the "General Forum".

The space shuttle main engines are among the most powerful, most
sophisticated devices ever invented. They represent a quantum leap in
technology advancement over the engines which powered the Saturn
V. Each of the three main engines in tail of the shuttle can provide
almost a half-million pounds of thrust, a thrust equal to that
produced by all eight of the Saturn I's first stage engines. Unlike
most previous rocket engines, which were designed to be used only once
-- and then for only a few minutes -- the space shuttle's main engines
are designed to be used again and again, for up to 7.5 hours. The
thrust to weight ratio for these engines is the best in the world --
each engine weighs less than 7,000 pounds but puts out the power
equivalent of seven Hoover Dams!

[spidge]

NEXT QUESTION........
With the cost of petrol the next war will be unaffordable so.........................

The question is!

Which country in the world has the most camels?