It's definetely going to be a man-machine collaboration

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It's definetely going to be a man-machine collaboration

E.P. Grondine — 12/26/2004 3:17:20 AM (archived)

Not only robot telescopes. I would not be surprised to see Honda humanoid robots as part of the next Moon effort.

But the bottom line is that the whole thing is going to have to be man tended, by those old hairless and tailess chimps, us. We can still do things which machines can not, and given the tasks involved, I don't think there's any other way.

Due to the extremely advanced technology that is needed, and the international coordination needed, and the high costs, I don't think that any of the NEO problem can be handled by prizes. I'd rather see good jobs with fair working conditions at fair wages than prizes for amateurs. That said, if private folks want to offer prizes, okay, it's their money.

I have always thought that the market itself is enough of a prize for any commercial endeavor, and I think that government prizes would distort the market. One key area I see is going to be private Moon and Mars rovers, with product distribution and billing handled via the interenet.

Government's role should be only to make things as good for the private sector as they can.

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2004 MN4 now Torino scale 4 !!!! - Nick Hoffman - 12/25/2004 11:45:31 AM
- Rats, Just Fell Off The Torino Scale - Mark Eby - 12/28/2004 2:25:07 AM
  - Back On Yet Again - Mark Eby - 12/31/2004 4:57:32 PM
  - Astronomers rule out asteroid risk in 2029 - SteveS - 12/28/2004 2:17:00 PM
    - And Still Very Close (Another Image Try) - Mark Eby - 12/29/2004 1:58:17 AM
    - But Not Later - Mark Eby - 12/29/2004 12:13:06 AM
      - Close Approaches - SteveS - 12/29/2004 1:36:25 AM
    - Well, that was exciting. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2004 7:05:39 PM
- 2.7% today... - Nick Hoffman - 12/27/2004 11:54:48 AM
  - An interesting geological issue... - Nick Hoffman - 12/27/2004 11:59:29 AM
- Key NEO Report Links - Mark Eby - 12/26/2004 5:05:12 AM
- Friday 13th... - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 1:43:16 AM
- You know it's the one we don't see that's going to get us. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2004 7:36:08 PM
  - Only If We Act Responsibly - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 7:54:21 PM
- re: 2004 MN4 - Nick Hoffman - 12/25/2004 12:36:54 PM
  - re: 2004 MN4 - Larry J - 12/25/2004 1:26:53 PM
    - Don't forget that damage and megatons don't scale directly - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2004 7:38:03 PM
      - re:Scaling - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 12:30:45 AM
        
        Be interesting to compare the effects to a major volcanic eruption - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2004 1:44:00 AM
        
        Yellowstone on the Torino Scale - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 3:21:46 AM
        
        So We Are Talking About A Major Global Chill Event? - Mark Eby - 12/26/2004 3:30:45 AM
        
        Chill but not Freeze... ...Probably - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 3:50:17 AM
        
        Some "apples and oranges." - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 8:30:40 PM
        
        How Much of That Area Was IHL Deadly? - Mark Eby - 12/26/2004 3:21:24 AM
        
        re: How Much of That Area Was IHL Deadly? - Nick Hoffman - 12/26/2004 3:36:48 AM
        
        Don't count the Mormons out just yet... - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2004 8:27:38 PM
      - More accurate numbers... - Larry J - 12/25/2004 8:39:01 PM
        
        re: More accurate numbers... - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 10:41:11 PM
        
        re: More accurate numbers... - Larry J - 12/26/2004 6:01:48 PM
      - Of course - Larry J - 12/25/2004 8:30:39 PM
    - 2004 MN4 - Just about the bestest Christmas present a boy ever had - E.P. Grondine - 12/25/2004 4:07:45 PM
      - What are the risks of impacts? - Robert Clark - 1/1/2005 3:18:06 PM
      - re: On Something We Can Partially Agree - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 7:52:23 PM
        
        Oh f***... - Adam - 12/26/2004 2:05:44 AM
        
        Thank you - E.P. Grondine - 12/25/2004 8:32:33 PM
      - If You Ever Bothered To Study Actual Detection Data - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 7:19:51 PM
        
        uhhh, Mark, your condescension reveals your ignorance - E.P. Grondine - 12/25/2004 8:31:06 PM
        
        Project Argos... - Adam - 12/26/2004 2:10:33 AM
        
        It's definetely going to be a man-machine collaboration - E.P. Grondine - 12/26/2004 3:17:20 AM
        
        Your Most Recent Comments & The Actual Data Make The Situation Clear - Nuff Said (n/t) - Mark Eby - 12/25/2004 10:22:35 PM

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