I don't know too much about the rockets that go up.  Most of them are
launched from Cape Canaveral Air force station.  The big Titans are almost
as noisy as the shuttles.  You'd have to look at the NASA sites and compair.
I too was under the impression that the Chinese are working closer with the
Russians than with us.  The space shuttle works differently than the
rockets, since it is a reusable craft.  But, it's very old technology.

Beth T


-----Original Message-----
From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List

Subject: Re: more ecconomic news


On Sunday 19 Oct 2003 3:19 am, you wrote:
> actually they had no guiedance  technology for their
> rockets until mister clinton decided to practically
> give it to them.
> this was true of their missels, i'd assume that if
> they could not guide their missles, that they would
> also not be able to guide a rocket into space. i am
> however not a rocket scientist so i could be wrong.
> our guidence technology was better than that of the
> russians.  they could use the russian technology i
> guess , but, why would they when they had better?
>   maybe i am wrong, but, maybe i am right. i have been
> both in the past.

Sorry Ken, couldn't find any info on the Net regarding USA involvement in
the
guidance systems of the Shenzhou craft. Lots of stuff about Russian help
though.

Aren't the US using the basic "inertial guidance" system that Werner
developed
60 years ago (of course the encompassing electronics would have changed out
of recognition). I bet Beth can put us both straight. ;-)

Cheers

Deri