So what's wrong with constant resupply from a home base?

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TB — 12/5/2012 3:24:07 AM (archived)

A line of slow boats to Mars orbit uses little propellant and can be used for non-perishable cargos of all kinds.

The entire city of Honolulu was imported on ships. How much of what the inhabitants of Hawaii use is found or grown there? Hell, Mars actually has a lot more mineral resources than Hawaii. All you need is power to get metal, air, and fuels.

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Mars; here we come. - johannes - 12/4/2012 2:38:40 AM
- A long way to go but I'm glad it's his mission - BuckGalaxy - 12/4/2012 4:31:54 AM
  - Apollo cost $100G in today's dollars. - ER - 12/4/2012 6:14:48 PM
    - Colonization ain't gonna happen. - bowser - 12/4/2012 11:37:27 PM
      - It's not impossible, just unprofitable. - ER - 12/5/2012 2:06:09 AM
        
        So what's wrong with constant resupply from a home base? - TB - 12/5/2012 3:24:07 AM
        
        The tensions facing this Earth and species won't allow those expenditures. - bowser - 12/6/2012 12:08:05 AM
        
        You need a reason to go there. - ER - 12/5/2012 6:24:46 AM
        
        Good point. - TB - 12/5/2012 5:29:31 PM
        
        There's a lot of stuff in space we need here. - ER - 12/5/2012 8:13:39 PM
        
        Re: There's a lot of stuff in space we need here. - TB - 12/6/2012 4:29:43 AM
        
        The Belt is good... - ER - 12/6/2012 4:02:24 PM
        
        There are innovative entrepreneurs investing in this. - TB - 12/6/2012 6:52:04 PM
        
        I wish them the best of luck. - ER - 12/6/2012 11:48:55 PM
        
        "Belt to the inner solar system is just as energy-expensive–you have to slow down when you get home." - alcaray - 12/6/2012 6:06:47 PM
        
        True, but aero braking - ER - 12/7/2012 12:07:17 AM
        
        We used to think that sending probes to other planets required using rockets to achieve orbit. - alcaray - 12/7/2012 12:50:27 AM
        
        Gravity assists require precise planetary alignments. - ER - 12/7/2012 1:36:19 AM
        
        "don't occur all that frequently..." - alcaray - 12/7/2012 6:08:15 AM
        
        Sails were a kind of warp drive. - ER - 12/7/2012 1:09:17 PM
        
        My point - alcaray - 12/7/2012 7:22:24 PM
        
        I'm not just trying to pick a fight and prove I must be right. - ER - 12/7/2012 7:50:04 PM

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