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by Nordman
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So, does anyone know if the big spaceplane that Doc, Hank, Dean, etc. took to Gargantua 2 was supposed to be the X-30/NASP? Sure looks like it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_X-30

I can't believe that project was over 20 years ago. Would have been so cool if they had built it.

Feb. 15, 2015, 11:06pm

by Captain V
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It definitely isn't just a coincide, that's a very nice find!

Feb. 16, 2015, 6:36pm

by Nordman
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Thanks. The other thing I was wondering about was the lounge singer during JJ's commercial: he seems to look a lot like Dean Martin. Of course, Martin was in the original Ocean's 11 movie, where he played a member of a gang who rob casinos, and masqueraded as a lounge singer.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it :-).

Mar. 4, 2015, 11:50am

by Nordman
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Found another one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VentureStar

Looks like the design for several of other other spaceplanes flying to G2, and how can you not love the name?

Mar. 11, 2015, 3:21pm

by Ron Bonham
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Arrghh! VentureStar is like "Space, Badddddddd"! ;)

BTW, the ship Brock took has the exact same logo as my local 9, the Houston Astros.

Mar. 12, 2015, 10:50am

by Nordman
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Cool! I was wondering what that reference was. So, does that men the "civilian volunteer" Brock "borrowed" the ship from is Valentin Jalomo? The cowboy hat and mustache look about right :-).

Mar. 13, 2015, 2:31pm