[meteorite-list] Bush's Space Initiative
From: Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:02 2004 Message-ID: <00a201c3db2a$c3977be0$f0cb43d8_at_malcolm> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01C3DAF0.15FB41E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi John, From what I understood from awhile back, the ice that is on the = moons poles(?) would save them a lot of water hauling from earth. With = the escape velocity so much less on the Moon, they would have an easier = time launching a rocket full of water (for drinking and such) on the way = to mars from there as opposed to the Earth. Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier <>< IMCA 6168 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: CalSouth1_at_aol.com=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:37 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Bush's Space Initiative As there are quite a few space savvy folks on this list....just asking = a question pertaining to Bush's speech. He said the moon was the logical place to initiate space exploration = missions. Yet the moon has harsh environmental challenges.....and it = seems those challenges are less on Mars. Only the distance is a = problem. =20 It would seem to me that a space station orbiting Earth would be the = better place to initiate trips to Mars and beyond? John ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01C3DAF0.15FB41E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hi John, From what I understood from awhile back, the ice that is = on the=20 moons poles(?) would save them a lot of water hauling from earth. With = the=20 escape velocity so much less on the Moon, they would have an easier time = launching a rocket full of water (for drinking and such) on = the way to=20 mars from there as opposed to the Earth.</DIV> <DIV>Thanks, Tom<BR>Peregrineflier <><<BR>IMCA 6168<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DCalSouth1_at_aol.com=20 href=3D"mailto:CalSouth1_at_aol.com">CalSouth1@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 14, = 2004 10:37=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Bush's Space=20 Initiative</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>As there are quite a few space savvy folks on this list....just = asking a=20 question pertaining to Bush's speech.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>He said the moon was the logical place to initiate space = exploration=20 missions. Yet the moon has harsh environmental = challenges.....and it=20 seems those challenges are less on Mars. Only the distance is a=20 problem. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It would seem to me that a space station orbiting Earth would be = the=20 better place to initiate trips to Mars and beyond?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_009F_01C3DAF0.15FB41E0-- Received on Thu 15 Jan 2004 12:45:19 AM PST |
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