"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4690088 | Sail rigging with fairing The present sailboat sail has extremely high aerodynamic efficiency. The sail has a bifurcated forward edge, the forward ends (17A) of each of which is carried by a footing rope (45) in a track of a vertical stay (22); a fairing (44) is arranged to wrap a... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4591343 | Walker-sailor watercraft A walker-sailor watercraft which can be used for either walking or sailing on the surface of a body of water includes separate right and left walker members, each walker member including a foot cavity, a support member, a hollow seat member and a storage ... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4492175 | Sail boom tent In a watercraft such as a sailboat, wherein a boom is pivotally mounted to a mast and extends aft over an open cockpit, a plurality of fittings are mounted to the port and the starboard sides of the boom in a spaced apart manner. Elongate spreader members... | 01/08/1985 |