why go to Mars from the Moon?

Delbert — 1/15/2004 1:02:43 AM (archived)

In the speech the president said that it's easier to go from the Moon to Mars than from the Earth. I'm all in favor of going to the Moon and Mars, but it seems illogical to go to the Moon to launch to Mars. Why after going to all the trouble of getting out of the Earths gravity well, would you go down into the Moon's gravity well, smaller though it is, to turn around and launch to Mars. Why not just assemble the systems required in orbit, or at least at an L point then launch to Mars. It's a waste of energy to go back down into the Moons gravity well and come back out again. You waste fuel landing then, then you waste more fuel taking off again. What is the advantage to that? Surly cooler heads will know that. We should go to the Moon to explore the Moon and develop the space infrastructure to go to Mars.

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why go to Mars from the Moon? - Delbert - 1/15/2004 1:02:43 AM
- re: why go to Mars from the Moon? - Larry J - 1/15/2004 1:46:27 AM
  - That's Not The Main Problem - Mark Eby - 1/15/2004 3:07:53 AM
    - Refueling on the Moon was debunked decades ago - Gary - 1/15/2004 6:09:02 AM
      - Would you care to elaborate? - McFly - 1/15/2004 2:21:56 PM
        
        re: Would you care to elaborate? - Gary - 1/15/2004 6:39:30 PM
        
        re: Would you care to elaborate? - McFly - 1/15/2004 7:24:42 PM
        
        re: Would you care to elaborate? - gbaikie - 1/15/2004 9:20:27 PM
      - re: Lunar Resources - Success_Machine - 1/15/2004 8:43:27 AM
        
        Helium 3 oversold - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2004 5:08:34 PM
        
        Helium 3 is complete bull dung - Gary - 1/15/2004 5:37:05 PM
        
        re: Lunar Base will be set up around 2020 AD - Success_Machine - 1/26/2004 1:59:32 PM
        
        Nuclear fusion - Gary - 1/27/2004 6:43:05 AM
        
        re: Nuclear fusion - Ryan - 1/28/2004 10:00:59 AM
        
        re: Lunar Helium-3, and Orbiting Fusion Powerplants - Success_Machine - 1/15/2004 8:55:34 AM
        
        re: Orbital Skyhook (ARMXER) concept - Success_Machine - 1/15/2004 9:47:16 AM
        
        Has anyone ever accused you of not "Dreaming big"? N/T (n/t) - Scott Evil - 1/15/2004 3:31:07 PM
        
        re: I don't see any other way - Success_Machine - 1/16/2004 6:00:16 AM
        
        re: I don't see any other way - Ryan - 1/28/2004 10:44:41 AM
  - Launching from the Moon - Tom Brosz - 1/15/2004 2:59:08 AM
- What he means is - Buck Galaxy - 1/15/2004 1:30:39 AM
  - re: What he means is - Mark Eby - 1/15/2004 3:15:43 AM
    - Relative delta-Vs don't matter. You're building Moon infrastructure using stuff launched from Earth. It makes no sense. - Chris Vancil - 1/15/2004 8:25:23 AM
      - re: Clarification: Moon fuel can't cost less than that from Earth unless it is already refined and in tanks when you get there. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 1/15/2004 10:53:40 PM
      - re: Clarification: Moon fuel can't cost less than that from Earth unless it is already refined and in tanks when you get there. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 1/15/2004 10:53:27 PM
  - It's Easier to Reach The Moon From Mars Than Earth. - Mark Eby - 1/15/2004 3:12:17 AM
    - Why reinvent the wheel? - Old space fan - 1/25/2004 1:00:00 PM
      - Shuttle Simply Doesn't Have Enough Power. - Mark Eby - 1/25/2004 9:08:23 PM
        
        re: Shuttle Simply Doesn't Have Enough Power. - gbaikie - 1/26/2004 11:37:46 PM

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