To: RightWhale
I know that one of our former astronauts has proposed the idea of a series 4 or 6 of unmanned ships that continually orbit between earth and mars. Sort of an interstellar bus line.
25 posted on
01/03/2008 5:01:45 PM PST by
cripplecreek
(Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
To: cripplecreek
Yeah, it’s an excellent plan if we are serious. This business of launching single flights like Apollo is way too expensive for a substantial continuing program.
26 posted on
01/03/2008 5:07:24 PM PST by
RightWhale
(Dean Koonz is good, but my favorite authors are Dun and Bradstreet)
To: cripplecreek
Although it would work for Gummint science stuff, I wouldn’t see a commercial reason at all involving Mars; the asteroid belt is a different story.
29 posted on
01/03/2008 5:21:38 PM PST by
RightWhale
(Dean Koonz is good, but my favorite authors are Dun and Bradstreet)
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