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Nothing To Do With Mars Direct

Mark Eby — 12/2/2004 2:30:37 AM (archived)

It uses pressurized CO2 not CO2 converted to methane. Zubrin has a lot more than one trick up his sleeve.

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Mark

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Zubrin's proof-of-concept Mars 'Gashopper' - Daniel - 12/1/2004 4:55:59 AM
- Nothing To Do With Mars Direct - Mark Eby - 12/2/2004 2:30:37 AM
  - ok, me wrong (n/t) - Daniel - 12/2/2004 11:52:46 AM
- re: Zubrin's proof-of-concept Mars 'Gashopper' - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2004 6:06:33 PM
  - re solution in search of a problem - Daniel - 12/1/2004 7:02:27 PM
    - re: re solution in search of a problem - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2004 11:32:22 PM
- Makes Armadillo Aerospace look like Nasa. - RobVG - 12/1/2004 2:21:48 PM
  - A lot of prototypes look less than sophisticated. Not always something you can judge by. - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2004 6:10:25 PM
    - Not quite 13 micron (or whatever their down to now) (n/t) - RobVG - 12/2/2004 3:33:39 AM
      - .13 micron is a recent process.... - et - 12/2/2004 2:43:35 PM
        
        re: .13 micron is a recent process.... - p - 12/2/2004 3:52:36 PM
        
        re: .13 micron is a recent process.... - et - 12/2/2004 8:56:33 PM
      - re: Not quite 13 micron - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2004 5:36:38 AM
  - Yes I did notice that too - Daniel - 12/1/2004 6:05:10 PM
- Pretty slick! - E.P. Grondine - 12/1/2004 6:53:10 AM

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