01-16-2004, 04:51 PM
Next week: Mars.
Next month: Uranus. Why not? The Seventh Planet of Sol is, like many politically motivated and grandiose pronouncements, is a nice big bag of gas. :P
Why a manned mission to Mars?
Why not explore with RPV's for 10 - 20 missions? The military is going ape over RPV's and UAV's as a more cost effective way to do reconnaisance. With payload weight being a key design metric, how does one justify the weight of two years of food and water?
For an interesting exploration of what a mission to Mars might look like, read C.K. Anderson's A Step Beyond
Next month: Uranus. Why not? The Seventh Planet of Sol is, like many politically motivated and grandiose pronouncements, is a nice big bag of gas. :P
Why a manned mission to Mars?
Why not explore with RPV's for 10 - 20 missions? The military is going ape over RPV's and UAV's as a more cost effective way to do reconnaisance. With payload weight being a key design metric, how does one justify the weight of two years of food and water?
For an interesting exploration of what a mission to Mars might look like, read C.K. Anderson's A Step Beyond
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete