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| (...) Why? I think this discussion is very appropriate to .geek, except for the parts where you are starting a debate. Any reason we can't talk about NASA here? (22 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Um, no I don't. And stop resetting the FUT back to geek. (...) For NASA, sure. They blew 100B on something that could have been built out of spent shuttle fuel tanks if they had spent about 100M early in the program. For Burt Rutan, no. (or (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Dave K and I are both right although the casual reader may not see it. He's right under the assumption that all your mass is going to come from earth and you need a place to assemble all the bits and pieces into a ship that was too big to launch in (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Boost the fuel (and oxidizer) from earth? Fuel maybe, oxidizer no. The moon has among its most common elements: oxygen, silicon and aluminum Solar cells can be made from silicon and aluminum + trace elements. Just add energy. (and technology (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Dave, get on message; it is termed a "Pre-emptive attack". Scott A (22 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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