Robohouse

Oh, I don't disagree; I was just making the point that up until just a
few years ago, the pessimism I described was the mind-set at NASA.

Some people have criticized the Bush plan for scheduling the hard and
expensive stuff for the next administration. But even if it never
accomplishes anything else, it has at least elevated a return to the
moon from a practically verboten topic at NASA to official policy.

Regards,

Mike Combs

From: spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com
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To: spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [spacesettlers] Re: Robohouse

going to the MOON AND BUILD A BASE CAN BE DONE RIGHT NOW IS JUST A
POLITICAL DECISION BY ANY GOVERNEMNT TO GO BACK IN AN ECONOMICALLY
FEASIBLE WAY AND NOT AFTER AHIATUS OF 50 YEARS WE SHOULD SEND THE FIRST
CREW AS PART OF SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AFFORDABLE AND REUSABLE TO
STAY THERE WE NEED NOT NEW AND REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY BUT THE RIGHT
DECISIONS AND A PROFITABILITY IF WE WANT THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO TAKE
PART.
IF WE WANT TO EXPTRAPOLATE WITH EXOTIC TECHNOLOGY WE MAY DISCUSS THE
UTILIZATION OF NANOTECH MOLECULAR ASSSEMBLER S TO PERFORM THE JOB OR
OTHER ROBOTIC SYSTEM i WANT TO STRESS THE FOLLOWING:
WE HAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO GO TO THE mOON OR MARS WITH CURRENT
TECHNOLOGY, WE LACK THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMICAL WILLINGNESS TO DO IT