Bush Space Plan Unwise?

Last time I talked with Bob he considered using the
moon at all a waste of time and not necessary. Though
since then he has gone back from that viewpoint and is
embracing the Bush plan for the Moon to Mars.

As for the refuleing, I agree. I think of it alot
like flying a fighter jet long distance, you never
land to refuel, just do it on course. I belive that
the moon is a very viable resource for oxygen.
However, I am not holding my breath on economically
ways to mine hydrogen, at this time I see it only as a
potential.

I'd be very interested to see if we could find a nice
dormant comet with H2O that we could take advantage
of, or some kind of carbanoceous chondrite with some
hydrogen on it. This is my biggest criticism of
Bush's plan, no mention of NEO exploitation.

Ryan Z

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