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NASA expected to announce the production of a new rocket

Washington, USA - It will have bigger dimensions than previous version

Anonymous sources reported that the US space agency NASA is expected to unveil a new project involving the construction of a giant rocket and will have much bigger dimensions than the one used to propel the astronauts to the moon. The press announced that the Space Launch System rocket, is part of a programme that has already been postponed several times and will cost around 35 billion dollars. The...

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Rome, Italy, 09/14/2011 16:08
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