Posted on 07/14/2005 7:12:06 PM PDT by KevinDavis
SpaceDev has been awarded a contract by Andrews Space of Seattle to design a small spacecraft that will be the first ever to travel to the vicinity of the Moon through a gravity tunnel that is part of the InterPlanetary Superhighway (IPS), a route which requires significantly less fuel than conventional trajectories.
The overall program is to design, develop, launch, and operate a small low-cost spacecraft, called SmallTug, on a mission to the Lunar L1 point to demonstrate key technologies and advanced orbital mechanics in support of NASA's human and robotic exploration of the Moon and Mars.
(Excerpt) Read more at spacedaily.com ...
There is an even slower way to get to the moon.
Waiting for NASA to get around to taking you there? :)
It would probably be faster to get there by stacking old phone books one on top of another and climbing there.
Hey! We can fix that up, some plywood or galvanized sheet metal for the gaps and a trainload of diesel and we are in business!
"willie greens demand they install a light rail line to the moon instead".
lol
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