> -----Original Message----- > From: Casey Dougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 12:23 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: "grab energy from the outer space" > > On 12/11/07, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > This has been in the talking phase for decades.... the big problem is > > still > > cost-per-kilowatt. > > > > So, is this the real reason we are headed back to the moon?
I don't see why... the moon, if anything would be a stepping-stone to Mars. We can handle the orbital-stuff just fine. Although the moon would be a truly excellent platform for an observatory... I'm torn about the moon... one side of me is definitely in the "robots can do it" camp. For what we spend on a manned mission we can fund a bundle of automated missions. On the other hand I'm a romantic as well - there's something magical about putting boots on the ground of another world. I've a good friend that worked on the Apollo project for many years (engineer) and you could see the sense of accomplishment running through him when he spoke of it. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:248091 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
