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No one with credibility can get you there and back for $1B

alcaray — 8/24/2005 6:27:29 PM (archived)

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Would $1B IMAX mission to mars be commercially fundable? - Sawyer - 8/24/2005 6:22:45 PM
- Mars in Imax - it's a work in progress already - Doug Ellison - 8/24/2005 8:13:00 PM
  - re: Mars in Imax - it's a work in progress already - AHB - 8/24/2005 9:25:50 PM
    - Cool! Mass' MER animations knocked me right out of my socks! (n/t) - McFly - 8/25/2005 12:43:53 AM
      - Understand he's been working on something for the Phoenix lander. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/25/2005 4:38:26 PM
        
        re: Understand he's been working on something for the Phoenix lander. - Doug Ellison - 8/25/2005 10:48:57 PM
    - re: Mars in Imax - it's a work in progress already - Doug Ellison - 8/24/2005 10:22:10 PM
- Work smart: my vote is no. - et - 8/24/2005 7:20:30 PM
- No one with credibility can get you there and back for $1B (n/t) - alcaray - 8/24/2005 6:27:29 PM
  - robotic one way, just sends back telemetry....don't know why 1B wouldn't handle it? (n/t) - Sawyer - 8/24/2005 7:23:44 PM
    - that's another kettle of fish, then. - alcaray - 8/24/2005 8:55:01 PM
      - re: that's another kettle of fish, then. - Sawyer - 8/24/2005 11:37:17 PM
        
        If the US public can spend $3 billion annually for chewing gum... - ljk - 8/25/2005 2:35:40 PM
        
        But then most of the US public would have to give up chewing gum, an entire industry goes belly up for your Mars mission (n/t) - SDF - 8/25/2005 10:45:29 PM

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