 | | Re: Some great Space info and dicussion —Tony Alexander
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| | | In lugnet.space, Jordan D. Greer writes: [ le snip ] (...) Indeed, but you seem to assume that there will be only one kind of combat in space. I can think of several situations where it might be useful to have the larger craft transporting smaller (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: Some great Space info and dicussion —Jordan D. Greer
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| | | | (...) Small spacecraft dependent upon larger craft for long-range transport likely would have much greater utility in peaceful purposes than in warfare. Sure, we're talking about usefulness, of which energy costs are a great factor in space. If a (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Some great Space info and dicussion —Tony Alexander
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| | | | | Go play. You need to lighten up. Let me dream my dreams and play with possibilities; if you want to do the math, have fun. Maybe one day we can build something together. I understand your point, and know that there are some laws you can't break. I (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Some great Space info and dicussion —Leonard Hoffman
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| | | | <snip> (...) the problem with this line of thinking is that it assumes future travel will be based acceleration and deceleration in normal space. simply traveling at light speed has a whole bunch of problems associated with it, which is why most (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Some great Space info and dicussion —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | (...) Waaaaaitasecond. A lot of us who are politically to the left are in fact extremely supportive of interplanetary travel--because we consider ourselves "progressives," and what could be more pro- gressive than pushing the frontiers of humanity (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: Some great Space info and dicussion —John P. Henderson
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| | | | (...) Yes, I would think liberals would support things like SETI and future space missions, since truly conservatives would argue that there is nothing out there to waste so much money on (especially when such money could go to military spending). (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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