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To: BenLurkin

Not an issue worth the time discussing. We visited our moon a few times 5 decades ago. Collected some rocks and planted a flag at very great expense. Haven’t been back since. And, it will be many years before we go back.

The hazards to humans not to mention the expense of long-term deep space travel and exposure to zero gravity and radiation bombardment on the human body makes the attempt with current or near term tech a fools errand.


7 posted on 11/01/2019 6:45:37 PM PDT by ocrp1982
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To: ocrp1982

Long term radiation in space problem was solved by Project Orion back in the 1960s, but was cancelled due to irrational fears and politics.

Humans will continue to go into space as soon as there is political will to do so. Expense will not be an issue, except to curmudgeons. Many years for the US means perhaps 5 - unless the Chinese go back sooner.


25 posted on 11/02/2019 2:08:37 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: ocrp1982

NASA has gotten into “wishing and hoping” mode.

They believe in magic—it is all they have left.


26 posted on 11/02/2019 2:56:52 AM PDT by cgbg (Vote Trump or you will _be_ Trump)
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To: ocrp1982

Humans MUST go to the stars lest the whole human race die of a single event.


28 posted on 11/02/2019 7:08:56 AM PDT by GingisK
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