Mars and Island One

From: ANTIcarrot [mailto:dante.feditech@ntlworld.com]

> > From: Ravenart@... [mailto:Ravenart@...]
> > Why not build an Island One and then sent it to Mars orbit as
> > a base for study and colonization?
>
> A modified Island-One could be sent there, but it might be cheeper to
send the factory and use local materials.

That's a good point. When you think about it, it's a darned shame Earth
doesn't have a Deimos-like satellite within spitting distance of GEO.
We'd probably have SPS from space resources already.

Oh well, one shouldn't complain. It could be worse. We could be
without the moon we do have.

Regards,

Mike Combs