APOD: A Flight of Helios (2011 Jul 24)

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Re: APOD: A Flight of Helios (2011 Jul 24)

Post by NoelC » Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:52 pm

kingernie wrote:To compare this to the grand achievement of the Wright brothers is insulting.
I agree, FAR more went into the Helios, which has achieved FAR more in return. To compare that to some guys who strapped together some wood, paper, string, etc. IS rather insulting to the NASA folks who developed Helios, now that you mention it.

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