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To: The KG9 Kid
For a budding space-faring race, Humans got dealt a folding hand. The biggest burn is the dead ball that orbits our planet. A living moon would have been critical to our chances.

On the contrary having any moon, especially a large one like ours, is a big plus. It gives you somewhere close to aim for. Then when you know you can do it, you can think about going farther. An airless world even has some advantages as a staging point for further explorations. The jury is still out on Europa, (IO is a sulpherous ball, heated by tidal friction resembling nothing so much as hell).

150 posted on 07/03/2002 6:21:58 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: El Gato
Point taken, El Gato, but I think that we can already see that even if there were a New World we just can't sail to it like Columbus did his.
152 posted on 07/03/2002 6:30:16 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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