Putting humans in space

On 2/12/12 1:46 PM, jwsmith42000@... wrote:

> I seriously dispute this statement and would suggest reading some
> Voyager 1 and 2 reports.and wait for the next 15 years when the final
> reports are in before betting on it.

First, you misattributed the quote -- I didn't write this statement;
sraj did.

> One damper to the idea of having thousands (some say millions) of
> space habs orbiting the sun is the issue of conservation of mass; any
> thruster activity will lead to permanent loss of usable mass in the
> solar system.

Second, what are you suggesting? That solar escape velocity may be much
higher than we think it is, or what?

Best,
- Joe