Re: starship-design: Credit where credit is due...

[Curtis Manges <clmanges@worldnet.att.net>]

Thanks for pointing that out. I'm one of the ones who wouldn't have caught
it. Shame on me; I call myself a writer . . .

"L. Parker" wrote:

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> Kind of off topic, but I would like to give credit where credit is
> due...
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> CNN recently ran a story from which this is exerted:
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> "Last year China conducted its first unmanned test of the Shenzhou,
> which safely touched down in Inner Mongolia after orbiting Earth for
> 21 hours."
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> The important point here is the reference to Earth as "Earth" not "the
> Earth" which the astronomical community has long maintained is
> incorrect. It seems someone was listening!
>
> L. Parker
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