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Mark Eby — (archived)

Sorry Gary,

I thought you were in the colonize from the start camp. I certainly agree we should keep it in mind from the start and do technological development from the start. I see that as part of the justification for manned missions happening before CATS. We should be working on both in parallel though. I am confident we can colonize Mars, but don't want to make a firm commitment to it until we've demonstrated it. My feelings on this are similar to your feelings about exobiology and public trust.

One of the things that really impressed me about Zubrin's book is just how much thought he had put into developeing a wide range of resources that are fundamental to modern society. Most are familiar with his methane fuel process, but he also covered brick, domes, plastics, ceramics, glass, Aluminum, Silicon, and copper. What particularly impressed me was how he tied waste streams from one process into reactants in another. I'd love to work on a chemical plant like that.

Regards,
Mark

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