But why spend the energy to get to the moon when the same energy gets you to mars. The real trick is breaking away from earth's pull. Then, what are you going ...
... Except for using it for the gravity assist, once you're in space, there's no reason to land anywhere. Except Earth. <br><br>Distance is probably the...
... barely have the budget right now for mars exploration. We can make fuel on mars, so why bother with anything else otherwise? Eventaully, the moons of earth...
Personally I think we should start skipping ISS for the moon so we can move off for bigger and better sooner, and also allow more Tito's to open space to as...
But why bother with LOX, and other processes on the moon. chemically/geologically, it is a different make up than mars. We only needs LOX for propellants. We...
But what do we get out of a mars mission.<br><br>Sure we do some good science, but unless there is more then that once the public goes back to killing their ...
Actually you need a fuel for propellants, but LOX is usually the heavist part of most propellants.<br><br>The energy needed to move the extra food isn't the ...
Tourism is neat and fun, but for the near term, it will not go beyond orbital. Time is too long otherwise, even to the moon, for most. <br><br>I cannot be ...
Profit from Mars?<br><br>Thats pretty much crazy, if you want to make a profit you go to an NEA and mine them, those platnium group metals can get a bit of...
... on the moon. chemically/geologically, it is a different make up than mars. We only needs LOX for propellants. We dont need that on mars. <br><br>I agree,...
... slowly, its more like docking then landing. <br><br>Yes of course the recent Mir dockings show space dockings in zero g are as safe as cliff diving off ...
... term, it will not go beyond orbital. Time is too long otherwise, even to the moon, for most. <br><br>Tito probably would have stayed a year if that's what...
<<Yes of course the recent Mir dockings show space dockings in zero g are as safe as cliff diving off Niagara.>><br><br>Firing an anchor into a...
<<No, both are answered by a little work on the moon.>><br><br>You still have yet to prove how the moon can help a Mars or NEA mission other than...
Dont get me wrong, I feel space tourism is great, and should be used as a helper for space funding, esp for countries like Russia who need some income into the...
I love the irony in what was once the most powerful communist nation in the world now having its space program saying it will fly anyone who can afford it if...
Fabrication has begun on the Mars Desert Research Station, the second of the Mars operations simulations stations that the Mars Society is building around the ...
Thats because they did that one too fast and the craft was heavier then the cosmonaughts had been told, it was also under manual control, computer controlled...
Humans could venture to Mars in 20 years or less, NASA chief Daniel Goldin said on Tuesday, in comments that made orbital space flight sound positively last ...
... help a Mars or NEA mission other than with "3 days away."<br><br>Why are we only at ISS at the moment? Distance, pure and simple, it can be reached with...
... playground for the very rich. THis is fine, but we need to dramatically reduce launch costs and commercialize it. the rich have time and money to spend,...
<<The mars mission needs a working/tested tuna can, new rovers, in situ use of water, Si, building metals, greenhouses, etc. all these can be done on the...
<<The mars mission needs a working/tested tuna can, new rovers, in situ use of water, Si, building metals, greenhouses, etc. all these can be done on the...
... not the place to go, the moon is far easier to get to and has most of what we need, we can get the Carbon, Hydrogen and Nitrogen from NEAs.<br><br>Nitrogen...
... by<br>some people in this club, but I really feel that this<br>is appropriate.<br><br>Let me give you all the<br>reasons the moon is important...
Chapter 7, Asteroids for Good and Evil.<br><br>I'll admit now that an asteroid mission to a NEO, which are actually closer to Mars then the Earth in orbit, is...
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