multistage rocket
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The direct approach requires a multistage rocket big enough to fly straight to the moon and land a manned spacecraft there with everything needed for the return trip back to earth.
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In 1919 the Smithsonian published a brief Goddard report which predicted, among other things, that a multistage rocket weighing only ten tons could land a small payload on the moon.
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In 1969 the giant multistage rocket, discarded piecemeal after a single mission, was the only way of doing the job.
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The launching was done," it said, "by means of a multistage rocket carrying an automatic interplanetary station.
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