January 17, 2004
Paraffin-fuel rockets
Not model rocketry, either -- this is the real thing. Read more about it here (via Instapundit).
Posted by David on January 17, 2004 1:04 PM
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A more recent NASA article, Ames Research Center press release and photos, and a little DIY project.
Waiting inside his Mercury capsule for the command that would start the countdown and make him the first American in space, Alan Shepard yelled impatiently, "Let's light this candle!"Those words may turn out to be more prophetic than Shepard intended.
Posted by: Peter Shriner on January 17, 2004 11:46 PM
Lends new meaning to "Roman Candle."
Posted by: John Anderson on January 19, 2004 4:56 PM
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