Reply to post: Re: Raises hand from back of room

Everything but the catch: '90s pop act or a successful mission for Rocket Lab?

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Re: Raises hand from back of room

The Bond film was using the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system (STARS), a real system developed and used (successfully but not often) by the Central Intelligence Agency,

STARS used a cable lifted by a balloon, RocketLab is using the cable between the parachute and the drogue chute.

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