Posted on 03/27/2006 12:40:16 PM PST by NormsRevenge
"The belt has water, too"
Water = fuel
Deliver the water to LEO, and the science missions can become much more robust.
Those who will travel in space will not need water for fuel. There are much better and much more economical propulsion systems. It is only those who need to climb out of a gravity well who need big, dumb rocket motors.
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Posted on 07/31/2003 11:55:12 AM EDT by RightWhale
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/955803/posts
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