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• Martian GOLD RUSH? - Carl - 2/2/2004 7:38:53 PM
  • precious materials, scaling, economics, and the future. - Nick Hoffman - 2/3/2004 9:41:55 AM
    • Of course, nowadays it's profitable to sell Oregon Pine to Japan. ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/3/2004 4:52:59 PM
      • re: few corrections from an Oregonian.... - dtb - 2/3/2004 8:06:25 PM
        • re: few corrections from an Oregonian.... - Nick Hoffman - 2/4/2004 1:41:13 AM
          • re: few corrections from an Oregonian.... - dtb - 2/4/2004 2:27:01 AM
            • Prison Colony on Mars?! Who do I have to kill? (n/t) - Justin Kelly - 2/5/2004 1:09:15 AM
            • re: On the Klondike Gold Rush and Seattle - Chris Vancil - 2/4/2004 8:14:04 AM
        • Thanks! - Tom Brosz - 2/3/2004 11:48:32 PM
  • Y transport the GOLD, etc back to EARTH - Carl - 2/2/2004 11:14:57 PM
  • Asteroids are where it's at. - Tom Brosz - 2/2/2004 10:21:09 PM
  • re: Martian GOLD RUSH? - dtb - 2/2/2004 9:30:57 PM
  • re: Martian GOLD RUSH? - REB - 2/2/2004 8:54:32 PM
    • Wooden nickles - Gary - 2/2/2004 9:15:51 PM
  • re: Martian GOLD RUSH? - REB - 2/2/2004 8:54:22 PM
  • Even if Mars or the moon was covered in gold dust... - Larry J - 2/2/2004 8:03:25 PM
    • re: Even if Mars or the moon was covered in gold dust... - gbaikie - 2/3/2004 3:11:53 AM
      • re: Even if Mars or the moon was covered in gold dust... - gbaikie - 2/3/2004 8:09:36 AM
    • re: Even if Mars or the moon was covered in gold dust... - Chris Vancil - 2/2/2004 8:54:01 PM
      • You guys keep saying that... - McFly - 2/2/2004 9:28:19 PM
        • Money quote - Gary - 2/2/2004 9:36:53 PM
          • Don't take my word for it (not that you would) - McFly - 2/2/2004 10:02:40 PM
          • re: Public's interest - Raoul - 2/2/2004 10:00:31 PM
          • re: Money quote - McFly - 2/2/2004 9:52:16 PM
            • Yes Let's Call An Ocean Liner a Canoe - Mark Eby - 2/3/2004 6:11:19 AM
            • re: re:Yes, exactly! - Raoul - 2/2/2004 10:08:09 PM
              • Mars can be colonized the Moon can not - Gary - 2/2/2004 11:51:43 PM
                • You're right...I've heard it all before - McFly - 2/3/2004 3:55:23 AM
                  • We're having a violent agreement - Gary - 2/3/2004 4:25:45 AM
      • Lunar ISRU is baloney - Gary - 2/2/2004 9:18:54 PM
        • A Titan IV-Centaur launch costs about $400 million - Larry J - 2/3/2004 3:14:02 AM
          • Yes & You Need To Figure That Into The Cost Of Infrastructure - Mark Eby - 2/3/2004 5:48:36 AM
            • Infrastructure at Mars is only useful at Mars... - Larry J - 2/3/2004 10:25:36 PM
              • False - The Only Resource In LEO is Energy - Mark Eby - 2/4/2004 3:18:04 AM
                • You won't fly to Mercury by first going to Mars. - Larry J - 2/4/2004 10:38:18 AM
                  • LEO On The Path Anywhere - Mark Eby - 2/4/2004 1:30:49 PM
                    • Who said anything about refueling on the freaking moon, Mark? - Larry J - 2/5/2004 4:21:12 PM
                      • Not you. - Mark Eby - 2/6/2004 4:13:50 AM
        • Only in the near term, of course. - Tom Brosz - 2/3/2004 1:01:47 AM
        • re: Lunar ISRU is baloney - Chris Vancil - 2/2/2004 10:37:06 PM
        • re: Lunar ISRU is baloney - McFly - 2/2/2004 9:42:28 PM
  • re: Martian diamonds would be cheaper to transport. (n/t) - Marcia - 2/2/2004 7:48:55 PM
    • Maybe DeBeers would fund expedition? - carl - 2/2/2004 7:59:21 PM