[meteorite-list] Bush's Space Initiative
From: Martin <Martin_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:02 2004 Message-ID: <01da01c3db94$01fce6e0$9de150d9_at_9y6y40j> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01D7_01C3DB9C.6331E020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable They found oil there? Or do they have to place the Moon car there, before the VLT in Chile is = ready? Martin A. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Christopher Scott=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bush's Space Initiative This is still NOT proven and in fact, there is evidence there is = little or not water on the Moon. When they crashed Clementine into a = shadowed crater thought to have water ice, none was seen in the debris. The ISS is fragile and not really a great place to work. Microgravity = is very difficult to work in. The Moon would be a much better place and = much easier to work in and leave out from. Besides, we need to learn to = work on the surface of another planet and the Moon would be a great = place to do just that. Christopher ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tom aka James Knudson=20 To: CalSouth1_at_aol.com ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bush's Space Initiative 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_01D7_01C3DB9C.6331E020 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 6.00.2800.1276" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff"=20 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>They found oil there?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Or do they have to place the Moon car there, before the VLT in = Chile is=20 ready?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Martin A.</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=3DChristopherJ_at_centurytel.net=20 href=3D"mailto:ChristopherJ_at_centurytel.net">Christopher Scott</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> Thursday, January 15, = 2004 7:04=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Bush's=20 Space Initiative</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>This is still NOT proven and in fact, there is evidence there is = little=20 or not water on the Moon. When they crashed Clementine into a shadowed = crater=20 thought to have water ice, none was seen in the debris.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The ISS is fragile and not really a great place to work. = Microgravity is=20 very difficult to work in. The Moon would be a much better place and = much=20 easier to work in and leave out from. Besides, we need to learn to = work on the=20 surface of another planet and the Moon would be a great place to do = just=20 that.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Christopher</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=3Dknudson911_at_frontiernet.net=20 href=3D"mailto:knudson911_at_frontiernet.net">Tom aka James Knudson</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3DCalSouth1_at_aol.com=20 href=3D"mailto:CalSouth1_at_aol.com">CalSouth1@aol.com</A> ; <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 9:45=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = Bush's=20 Space Initiative</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi John, From what I understood from awhile back, the ice that = is on=20 the moons poles(?) would save them a lot of water hauling from = earth. With=20 the escape velocity so much less on the Moon, they would have an = easier time=20 launching a rocket full of water (for drinking and = such) on the=20 way to 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=20 10:37 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Bush's=20 Space Initiative</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>As there are quite a few space savvy folks on this = list....just=20 asking a 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></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_01D7_01C3DB9C.6331E020-- Received on Thu 15 Jan 2004 01:18:42 PM PST |
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