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    Big F1 find

    F1 has always meant something to me other than racing.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17544565

    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he has located the long-submerged F-1 engines that blasted the Apollo 11 Moon mission into space.
    I won't go into speculation as to where the second stage J2s are.

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    In the TV studio??
    It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

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    This thread is more interesting than the actual sport tbh

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    Even without having to change their tyres every few yards?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Coney View Post
    I won't go into speculation as to where the second stage J2s are.
    Oh, please do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    Oh, please do.
    STFU!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
    Oh, please do.
    Oh alright then. I think that they are likely to be in the Indian ocean, having shutdown at 9'15" after the launch.

    There is more ... ... ... ...

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    Thankfully there is no post relating too the picture taken of a billion stars.
























    Doh!
    It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDG View Post
    Thankfully there is no post relating too the picture taken of a billion stars.
























    Doh!
    No doubt the picture will be posted upside down anyway

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm View Post
    No doubt the picture will be posted upside down anyway
    Actually, it normally is! Unlike terrestrial telescopes, astronomical telescopes invert the image.

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