Jesus, you can't tell the difference between musing and actual suggestion, and you're missing my points as widely as Joe is. The disconnect was between myself and Joe, and apparently you, because we aren't even communicating. Both of you don't really take the time to understand what's posted, and can't wait to jump on the personal attacks. I'm done with this list for a while. Turning off list postings so I don't have to take the abuse. Both of you, don't bother replying. I won't be able to read it and wouldn't care to anyway. You know everything and only your opinion counts. Everyone else deserves insults apparently. On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Erik Hansen <erikhansen@thebluezone.net>wrote:
Chuck, i think everyone is saying we need more R&D before a Mars Mission is possible. if you are waiting for spaceships the size of battleships, well i wonder who us disconnected.
This is the disconnect I mentioned with Joe. You all are talking about
missions in the short-term. I'm talking about developing technology first. The mission hardware will be cheaper and better as the technology improves. The current missions planned could be cut way back and the money put into R&D instead. I'm in no hurry to hear biology reports from Europa or similar. It will happen when the time is right. 20, 50, 100 years from now, no worries.
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 8:24 AM, Erik Hansen <erikhansen@thebluezone.net>wrote:
There are always going to weight restraints, physics not money is the limiting factor.
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