[techcor]

Hey, thanks. Now, when you have time, check out americium-242m and an article called "Two Weeks To Mars". Totally cool ideas. The only other thing I need to make me happy is to know whether there is a way to induce "electron-capture". Or to put it another way, if I can induce electron-capture then I should be able to turn Oxygen-16 into Nitrogen-16. If Nitrogen-16 should decay by neutron emmission then I can bake the soil on the moon to get the oxygen , then turn it into Nitrogen with some hydrogen (decayed neutrons) left over to create water. Anyone have any ideas on electron-capture?

[Willie Green]

I found the article you mentioned: From Earth To Mars In As Little As Two Weeks?

Interesting stuff, but I don't see much purpose in going to Mars.
Just more interested in practical, down to earth applications.