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photon · 04-14-2005, 05:25 PM

I think even more than the energy required is the time required.. the moon is pretty close, but Mars is a huge distance away. Orders of magnitude more difficult to get to.

But yeah, the moon is pretty poor when it comes to resources.

I still think we should be sending up robots to mine asteroids, there's far more to be had resource wise from asteroids than there is on the moon. EDIT: Or we could put those resources into orbit, use them to build a Mars mission without having to heavy lift everything up there.

04-14-2005, 05:25 PM	#8
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	I think even more than the energy required is the time required.. the moon is pretty close, but Mars is a huge distance away. Orders of magnitude more difficult to get to. But yeah, the moon is pretty poor when it comes to resources. I still think we should be sending up robots to mine asteroids, there's far more to be had resource wise from asteroids than there is on the moon. EDIT: Or we could put those resources into orbit, use them to build a Mars mission without having to heavy lift everything up there. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.