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$20 Million over 4 years will only pay the wages of 100 - 150 people
Un_Epi_De_Mais
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9/14/2007 9:09:39 PM
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NASA employs ~10,000 people ? Thereabouts.
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Google offers $30M for privately-funded moon landing
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Eric
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9/13/2007 10:35:22 PM
It takes 50 million smackeroos just to pay for the launch of a 100 kg+ payload to the moon; forget a profit motive.
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Jacob Samorodin
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9/14/2007 7:41:07 PM
5 Reasons Whu Nobody Will Ever Win The Prize
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phil
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9/14/2007 1:23:26 PM
Low energy trasnfer+"micro" rover seems like it might be feasible
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Sawyer
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9/14/2007 2:54:09 PM
re: Low energy trasnfer+"micro" rover seems like it might be feasible
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TB
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9/14/2007 10:17:15 PM
Counter Arguements
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phil
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9/14/2007 1:36:10 PM
$20 Million over 4 years will only pay the wages of 100 - 150 people
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Un_Epi_De_Mais
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9/14/2007 9:09:39 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.