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Posted on: Replace NASA With Us
at 11/16/2009 11:47am

I'm interested.

There's a number of asteroid advocacy sites out there but I haven't seen any with a forum.  more(+)

Shpaget wrote:So... is there interest in exploring the possibility of mining the asteroids, and all the details surrounding it (getting there, mining, maintenance, resource refining, in situ fuel/parts production, getting the ore/refined materials back etc.)?

Setting up a forum and a basic site is half an hour job, and I have some free server space I'm not currently using (and even a domain that could be used). I would be more than happy to see it used for something like this.
Anyone interested?

I'm interested.

There's a number of asteroid advocacy sites out there but I haven't seen any with a forum. http://permanent.com has a forum link that apparently goes nowhere. close(-)

Posted on: An idea to re-ignite public passion for space
at 11/15/2009 7:39pm

SST RLV has been the holy grail. You believe we haven't sought such a vehicle? We have. It may not be possible. If it ... more(+)

vulture4 wrote:On the moon we can't do earth observation or microgravity, and it would cost ten times as much to do space observation. What can we do? Lunar geology??? Get real.

The moon has resources. If we develop infrastructure for exploiting these resources, our solar system becomes much more accessible.

vulture4 wrote:If any scientists were really interested, we could easily send robotic systems.

I certainly hope we will send robots. Robots may enable us to utilize lunar resources.

vulture4 wrote:Will people go to the moon? Of course, when we have technology that makes it practical for scientists and tourists. When will that be? After Constellation stops consuming all the resources that could go into technology development.

If we continue on this course, Constellation will fail. It will never carry people beyond LEO and in twenty years we will look back on the trashing of the Space Shuttle without a new reusable launch system to replace it as the greatest error in the history of the US space program.

End of tirade.

SST RLV has been the holy grail. You believe we haven't sought such a vehicle? We have. It may not be possible. If it is possible, it is not a given it would be less expensive than expendable launch vehicles.

Propellent depots might enable reusable vehicles for going between LEO and EML1 as well as other destinations.

Supplying propellent depots in the near term might give us a high enough flight rates that we can consider mass production. close(-)

Posted on: An idea to re-ignite public passion for space
at 11/15/2009 7:24pm

Flipping rocks? The moon has more to offer. more(+)

Booban wrote:Pretty much my points I've been trying to make here since day 1. The moon race would actually slow us down as a space faring nation, eating up all the funding that is required to build better, more efficient rocket and space planes or a more worthy endeavor then flipping rocks.

Flipping rocks? The moon has more to offer. close(-)

Posted on: LCROSS Did Find Water!!
at 11/15/2009 7:05pm

exciting way to extract in situ resources. It is more exciting to me because it seems more affordable and ... more(+)

SpaceTas wrote:It would be far easier, less exciting, to have a tele-operator(s) (the 1 sec delay is not too bad) running the diggers, water extractors and fuel makers. The operators could be sitting in a nice comfortable office drinking their favorite cup of joe, breathing free air, ordering in pizza, and just be able to flush the toilet.

You'd still need a repair crew every now and then, to go visit the moon. But the astronauts could spend their time exploring.

For me, tele operated diggers would be a more exciting way to extract in situ resources. It is more exciting to me because it seems more affordable and sustainable.

A more practical path for us getting there and staying there. close(-)

Posted on: LRO/LCROSS Mission
at 11/13/2009 5:26pm

Been checkng NASA, space.com & other sites. Then I hear about this through Google Headlines referring to a Los ... more(+)

Significant amounts of water found

Been checkng NASA, space.com & other sites. Then I hear about this through Google Headlines referring to a Los Angeles Times article. close(-)

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