:
Clarke, RAMA (four books in the sequence)
Heinlein, THE MAN WHO SOLD THE MOON
Cheers,
Lawrence
-Original Message-
From: Robin van Spaandonk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:07 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Moon bases
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 5:32 PM, OrionWorks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Harry sez:
Earth is our space ship.
Precisely. And perhaps some day in the near future we may learn how to
make a good space ship ourselves - based on our knowledge of the
original blue prints.
Why bother? The plans
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From: Robin van Spaandonk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:07 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Moon bases
In reply to OrionWorks's message of Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:10:40 -0500:
Hi,
[snip]
Robin sez:
...
I think that there is little point in being in space
Terry sez:
Why bother? The plans exist still on Arimathea; and, considering the
depressed economy, Olmertibarkslast will give you a bargain!
http://www.dudehisattva.com/hhg.htm
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Apocalypse.
Terry
For some obtuse reason the following link seems just as
Robin sez:
...
I think that there is little point in being in space just for it's own sake.
The
only real reason to go into space is to go to other planets. If one doesn't
have
the technology to do that, then there isn't much point.
...
I've run across this opinion many times in my
--- OrionWorks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Those who see little point in exploring outer space
for its own sake
will most likely stay close to mother Earth and tend
their gardens.
Or explore space by sending robots. With advances in
robot technology, the solar system could one day be
Earth isour spaceship.
Harry
- Original Message -
From: Rhong Dhong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:25 pm
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Moon bases
--- OrionWorks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Those who see little point in exploring outer space for its own sake will most
Harry sez:
Earth is our space ship.
Precisely. And perhaps some day in the near future we may learn how to
make a good space ship ourselves - based on our knowledge of the
original blue prints.
Rhong sez:
It might be tolerable to live one's life
out on such a ship if it were large enough,
In reply to OrionWorks's message of Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:10:40 -0500:
Hi,
[snip]
Robin sez:
...
I think that there is little point in being in space just for it's own sake.
The
only real reason to go into space is to go to other planets. If one doesn't
have
the technology to do that, then
In reply to Lawrence de Bivort's message of Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:37:46 -0400:
Hi,
[snip]
Bah!
Free-floating space stations and asteroid mining will free us from the
tyranny of gravity and the competition for territory
Lawrence
The competition for territory is not about where to put ones bed,
for
materials and those things that can't be fully recycled.
What do you think?
Lawrence
-Original Message-
From: Robin van Spaandonk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:18 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Moon bases
In reply to Lawrence de Bivort's message
In reply to Lawrence de Bivort's message of Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:16:05 -0400:
Hi,
[snip]
Robin, you are talking about planet-based society, right? I was thinking
about space, and how to go there. Free floating space colonies should be
able to grow their own food. All they have to do is park close
Hi,
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23346198-30417,00.html
quote: Scientists hope to put a manned station on the moon before the end of
the century.
Hmmm - giving themselves about 100 years to do it in, now that what I call
ambitious! ;^)
Regards,
Robin van Spaandonk
The
: [Vo]:Moon bases
Hi,
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23346198-30417,00.html
quote: Scientists hope to put a manned station on the moon before the end
of
the century.
Hmmm - giving themselves about 100 years to do it in, now that what I call
ambitious! ;^)
Regards,
Robin van
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