The Common Misconception

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The Common Misconception

Mark Eby — 10/20/2003 3:27:10 AM (archived)

The Moon is actually harder to reach from an energy standpoint than Mars. It takes less time to reach the Moon and less energy to leave it. Neither is relevant to long term occupation especially in light of resources available on Mars to manufacture fuel which are not available on the Moon.

Regards,
Mark

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The Moon - Raoul - 10/19/2003 12:46:31 AM
- Strategic Choices - Ken Murphy - 10/23/2003 1:18:53 PM
  - re: Strategic Choices - Mark Eby - 10/27/2003 12:20:36 AM
  - questionable analytical ability - Buster - 10/24/2003 1:18:50 AM
    - Please read carefully - Ken Murphy - 10/24/2003 1:18:22 PM
      - Repeat After Me - Buster - 10/27/2003 12:33:59 PM
      - cognitive dissonance - E.P. Grondine - 10/24/2003 5:16:13 PM
        
        The Usual Grondine Misrepresentations - Mark Eby - 10/27/2003 3:15:33 AM
        
        Can a comet impact deposit an iridium layer? - Confused - 10/25/2003 11:26:44 AM
        
        re: Can a comet impact deposit an iridium layer? - Chris Vancil - 10/26/2003 3:26:49 AM
- re: The Moon or Mars - Chris Vancil - 10/20/2003 8:38:14 AM
  - re: The Moon or Mars their changing perceptions - Raoul - 10/20/2003 9:07:43 PM
    - The Moon or Mars - Your Misconceptions - Mark Eby - 10/21/2003 2:36:32 PM
      - re: Mars - Misconceptions - Raoul - 10/21/2003 7:18:04 PM
        
        Uh - Columbus didn't have robots (n/t) - Buster - 10/21/2003 9:26:21 PM
        
        re: Exactly - Raoul - 10/22/2003 5:35:44 AM
        
        Maybe but - Buster - 10/22/2003 10:23:26 PM
    - re: The Moon or Mars their changing perceptions - Chris Vancil - 10/20/2003 11:45:31 PM
      - re: The Moon or Mars their changing perceptions - Raoul - 10/21/2003 5:43:19 AM
    - maybe you should read more about space off this board - Buster - 10/20/2003 11:16:47 PM
      - re: well - Raoul - 10/21/2003 5:49:23 AM
        
        How could you miss that Zubrin lives and breaths Martian colonization? (n/t) - Buster - 10/21/2003 9:28:14 PM
  - re: Flags and Footprints or finding the orgins of life itself? - BD - 10/20/2003 11:50:19 AM
    - re: This is a red herring: It's not an either or question. We can both look for Martian life and Explore the surface with Humans. - Chris Vancil - 10/20/2003 6:43:36 PM
      - re: Humans cannot look for life on Mars...they would contaminate the planet - BD - 10/20/2003 8:27:56 PM
        
        re:Yeah, that is your opinion...based on what exactly we do not know...it's not science or engineering for sure... - Chris Vancil - 10/20/2003 11:26:21 PM
        
        re: re:Yeah, that is your opinion...based on what exactly? Hmmm how about these from COSPAR? - BD - 10/21/2003 1:10:19 PM
        
        re: It's an engineering dialog. Knowing what only one side said is not being informed... - Chris Vancil - 10/21/2003 7:14:35 PM
        
        Reams of Data, Very Little Comprehension - Mark Eby - 10/21/2003 2:11:21 PM
        
        Gee I didn't know Apollo astronauts looked for life on the Moon - Buster - 10/20/2003 11:06:29 PM
        
        re: Gee I didn't know Apollo astronauts looked for life on the Moon.. I guess ignorance is bliss - BD - 10/21/2003 12:58:45 PM
        
        Do you always redefine a comment so you can insult it? - Buster - 10/21/2003 9:38:10 PM
- Amazing, isn't it! - Arthur Smith - 10/19/2003 3:59:17 AM
- Romanticism Is A Poor Basis For Making Major Resource Commitments - Mark Eby - 10/19/2003 2:08:20 AM
  - ... and that makes the Moon different from Mars... how? - Fox - 10/20/2003 1:22:17 AM
    - The Common Misconception - Mark Eby - 10/20/2003 3:27:10 AM
      - However - Raoul - 10/20/2003 5:38:34 AM
        
        Your Comment Is Very Misleading - Mark Eby - 10/20/2003 1:10:39 PM
        
        re: Your Comment Is Very Misleading - gbaikie - 10/20/2003 11:44:36 PM
        
        onl a moron would claim Earth is not the most valuable planet we know off - talk about your red herrings (n/t) - Buster - 10/21/2003 1:24:38 AM
        
        re: only a moron - gbaikie - 10/21/2003 8:05:54 PM
        
        You use water and carbon on Mars so you do not have to ship it from Earth - Buster - 10/21/2003 9:41:40 PM
        
        or misspell only ;-) (n/t) - Buster - 10/21/2003 1:31:56 AM
        
        Your Comment Is Very Misleading As Well - E.P. Grondine - 10/20/2003 4:11:19 PM
        
        Your ignorance is exceeded only by your arrogance - Buster - 10/20/2003 11:10:55 PM
        
        re: Ditto - Chris Vancil - 10/20/2003 7:15:44 PM
  - re: And yet - Raoul - 10/19/2003 9:59:18 AM
    - re: Fuel - SteveS - 10/19/2003 4:31:55 PM
      - re: Fuel - Raoul - 10/19/2003 6:32:43 PM
        
        re: romance of exploration - BRFelix - 10/20/2003 1:26:54 AM

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