Re: There's no money for either

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Mark Eby — 12/20/2002 4:45:38 PM (archived)

Mir was more of a maintenance headache when SFF started promoting it as a space business platform than the ISS is. Neither one has been a good platform to date.

To make space pay launch costs have to come way down. That's not likely without some big push.

Regards,
Mark

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Mir Alum & Future ISS Commander Says Time For Mars - Mark Eby - 12/19/2002 4:02:33 PM
- Sexual Deprivation presents serious obstacle to manned Mars flight - E.P. Grondine - 12/21/2002 6:25:49 PM
  - This is starting to look like brain damage...(n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2002 7:13:40 PM
- Isn't that special - Larry J - 12/19/2002 5:05:22 PM
  - Isn't that special - robert_d - 12/19/2002 8:24:33 PM
    - Re: Isn't that special - p - 12/19/2002 8:42:13 PM
    - Except you couldn't do it for that price - Larry J - 12/19/2002 9:16:05 AM
      - Yes You Can In $/yr - Mark Eby - 12/21/2002 5:36:09 PM
  - Isn't That Contradictory? - Mark Eby - 12/19/2002 10:42:40 AM
    - Re: No more 1960 - Raoul - 12/19/2002 11:05:38 AM
    - There's no money for either - Larry J - 12/19/2002 10:56:22 AM
      - Re: There's no money for either - gbaikie - 12/19/2002 12:17:33 PM
        
        Re: There's no money for either - Mark Eby - 12/20/2002 4:45:38 PM
        
        Re: There's no money for either - gbaikie - 12/20/2002 7:26:00 PM
      - It's Called Democracy For A Reason - Mark Eby - 12/19/2002 11:20:50 AM
        
        Civics 101 - This isn't a democracy - Larry J - 12/19/2002 12:56:25 PM
        
        An Imperfect Democracy - Mark Eby - 12/19/2002 4:26:21 PM
        
        Re: Civics 101 - This isn't a democracy - Chris Vancil - 12/19/2002 1:16:22 PM
        
        Hard truth - Tom Brosz - 12/19/2002 7:41:55 PM
        
        And we need a large spaceplane before that can happen... - Scott - 12/20/2002 8:00:20 PM
        
        Space advocates only make up a tiny percentage of the electorate - Larry J - 12/19/2002 1:36:58 PM
        
        Re: The squeaky wheel gets the oil. Size doesn't matter as long as we don't sound like nuts case (EPG&BD excluded). n/t (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 12/19/2002 7:41:36 PM
- That's not where we need them to work right now - E.P. Grondine - 12/19/2002 1:58:33 PM
  - Wy not use Mars or the Moons of Mars for observations? - Scott - 12/20/2002 7:43:46 PM

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