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December 1946: Mechanix
Illustrated showcases this "radio rocket" allegedly being built by the
United States Army, though mind-boggling assertions such as,
The missile will weigh only
100 lbs., including a 50-lb. radio capable of transmitting its signals
across the intervening quarter-million miles of space.
puts this somewhat in doubt.
Claims that the craft would
travel at 4000 miles per hour, which is less than a fifth of escape
velocity, makes one suspect that this was written
up by someone who didn't double check his figures.
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