re: How to save weight in a moon bound vehicle

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Tom Brosz — 4/1/2004 4:43:58 PM (archived)

Step one: get rid of the people.

I'm astounded that the Moon is not already crawling with remotely-operated vehicles. Given the current technology of communications and computers, building a real-time rugged rover with waldoes and 3-D camera interface would be a piece of cake. Sample returns? Color TV? How hard can it be? The slight signal delay (a few seconds) could be easily compensated for.

I want to see people on the Moon as much as anyone, but I think we are missing a valuable first step here.

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How to save weight in a moon bound vehicle - Raoul - 3/31/2004 8:27:48 PM
- How to save weight in a moon bound vehicle - E.P. Grondine - 4/5/2004 11:12:26 PM
- re: How to save weight in a moon bound vehicle - Tom Brosz - 4/1/2004 4:43:58 PM
  - re: re:Lunokhod 2 - Raoul Lannoy - 4/2/2004 3:59:57 PM
  - re: How to save weight in a moon bound vehicle - REB - 4/2/2004 1:40:36 PM
- re: How to save weight in a moon bound vehicle - Larry J - 3/31/2004 11:15:25 PM
  - re: How to save weight in a moon bound vehicle - Raoul - 4/1/2004 5:48:38 AM
    - re: How to save weight in a moon bound vehicle - Larry J - 4/1/2004 2:55:18 PM
- a modest proposal - phil - 3/31/2004 9:02:08 PM
  - brain-machine interfaces... - Adam - 3/31/2004 10:53:13 PM
    - Wow! I didn't know anyone else read McCaffrey. - RobVG - 4/1/2004 2:01:26 AM
      - Well, there's me... - Tom Brosz - 4/1/2004 4:19:02 PM
        
        Cool. - RobVG - 4/1/2004 7:53:17 PM
    - re: brain-machine interfaces... - phil - 4/1/2004 1:00:57 AM
      - seriously - Buck Galaxy - 4/1/2004 5:16:00 AM
        
        The idea is touched upon in Brin and Benford's 1986 novel "The Heart of the Comet". (n/t) - et - 4/2/2004 1:13:30 AM

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