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Next is getting there faster....
1 posted on 03/25/2007 3:30:28 PM PDT by KevinDavis
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2 posted on 03/25/2007 3:31:16 PM PDT by KevinDavis (?To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual ways of preserving peace? ?)
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"Of course, it's not possible to build spaceship walls from hydrogen. But it is possible to build superstrong materials from graphite nanofiber, then enrich them with trapped hydrogen"

Interesting.

3 posted on 03/25/2007 3:51:20 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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They had mentioned this miracle fiber shield a couple years ago, right here on FR.


4 posted on 03/25/2007 3:52:42 PM PDT by RightWhale (Treaty rules;commerce droolz; Repeal the Treaty)
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An updated NERVA style drive with a big fuel tank. Mars has tons of water to refuel there.


5 posted on 03/25/2007 3:56:11 PM PDT by nuke rocketeer
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Radiation is the challenge without a doubt.


7 posted on 03/25/2007 5:13:06 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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