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To Mars . . . and beyond
The Washington Times ^
| January 19, 2004
| Donald Lambro
Posted on 01/19/2004 2:24:54 PM PST by demlosers
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:41:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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President Bush has set America on a bold new course for exploration and our aging, lethargic space program
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TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: lambro; mars; moon; nasa; space
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To: SerotoninBlocker
The relative boost to rocket epscape velocity obtained by the Moon's greatly diminished gravity will revolutionize space travel. We will then be able to go anywhere with only the limitations being crew life support. And that is solvable if the vessels provide for successive generations on board.
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01/19/2004 4:18:49 PM PST
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Rudder
To: qam1
Mercury has too much radiation and heat. It's easier to warm things up than cool things down.
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01/19/2004 4:19:03 PM PST
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BobS
To: BobS
Not at the poles where there is Ice
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01/19/2004 4:23:00 PM PST
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qam1
(Are Republicans the party of Reagan or the party of Bloomberg and Pataki?)
To: Moonman62
If were going to do that we may as well go to Mars. We will have had a decade of playing with the Station by the time we end our commitment and move on. In 1988, Regan's Station was a good idea, we've been their and half a$$ done that. We don't need to start over, just correct ourselves and continue.
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01/20/2004 8:28:35 AM PST
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Dead Dog
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