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W. Todd Akin: So, in other words, for people that are not that familiar with the space program, what we're moving from is the old…

On the recordFebruary 3, 2010
So, in other words, for people that are not that familiar with the space program, what we're moving from is the old technology of the shuttle, which we see launched in those beautiful pictures with the hydrogen and oxygen central fuel on the main rocket engines and then the two solid boosters. So you see those two tanks on the sides of the aluminum, and I think it's ammonium chlorate or something. So you've got two solid motors, and you've got the hydrogen-oxygen in the center, those three take off. We're replacing that, right, with a new vehicle? Is that what you're talking about?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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Feb 3, 2010

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The speaker is discussing the transition from the space shuttle technology to a new vehicle.

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