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Orion's shape
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Raoul
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9/27/2006 4:27:12 PM
In '61 Kennedy said we'd get there in 9 years.
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Bowser
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9/27/2006 11:09:34 PM
re: Been there done that
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Raoul
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9/28/2006 8:00:23 AM
4 billion years of evolution to fit Earth. This IS Man's colony.
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Bowser
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9/28/2006 4:13:38 PM
Colonies
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Tom Brosz
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9/28/2006 9:21:35 PM
re: Colonies
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Fox
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9/29/2006 3:32:50 AM
It's Called Chemical Engineering
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ID
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9/28/2006 6:53:27 PM
re: 4 billion years of evolution to fit Earth. This IS Man's colony.
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REB
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9/28/2006 4:42:10 PM
re: Nobody has settled on the poles or underneath water
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Raoul
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9/28/2006 6:03:05 PM
Lots of settlements underground though.
(n/t)
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GimLee
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9/30/2006 1:38:44 AM
For Many Reasons
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ID
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9/28/2006 7:00:01 PM
Effortless oxygen, effortless radiation protection, effortless temp. range.
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Bowser
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9/28/2006 4:57:55 PM
Take an African man from the ice age era and drop them in Northern Europe. See how long they last in that environment. Compare that with a European that has adapted to that environment.
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REB
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9/28/2006 5:04:13 PM
My point exactly.
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Bowser
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9/28/2006 6:47:02 PM
You missed the point.
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REB
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9/28/2006 8:21:33 PM
Been Evaluated and Abandoned For Good Reason
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ID
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9/28/2006 2:04:01 PM
re: A compromise
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Raoul
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9/28/2006 4:44:13 PM
Never say never.
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REB
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9/28/2006 12:53:04 PM
re: Gravity: Terrans v Martians
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Raoul
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9/28/2006 1:23:50 PM
Yes The There Be Dragons Mentality
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ID
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9/28/2006 2:06:47 PM
re: Yes The There Be Dragons Mentality
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E.P.
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9/29/2006 3:43:29 AM
re: Gravity: Terrans v Martians
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REB
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9/28/2006 2:03:59 PM
O'Neill had the right idea.
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Lee
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9/28/2006 8:14:15 AM
One problem
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Adam
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9/28/2006 11:38:45 AM
All sorts of resources.
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Lee
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9/28/2006 4:45:40 PM
re: One other problem
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Raoul
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9/28/2006 12:32:03 PM
Impossible?
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Adam
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9/28/2006 9:38:34 PM
So Stay At Home Like Most Europeans Did
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ID
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9/28/2006 2:11:10 PM
re: Because there is a huge difference between exploring and settling
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Raoul
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9/28/2006 6:08:44 PM
re: I Inside Orion
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Raoul
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9/27/2006 8:59:20 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.