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re: Actually, Queen Isabella did not fund Columbus.

TB — 3/5/2008 3:45:17 PM (archived)

A remarkable number of great voyages of exploration--never mind the colonization that often followed--were undertaken because someone thought they could make a buck at it. Space will be no exception. When somebody figures out a way to make serious money out there, it'll happen.

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A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars - Socrates II - 3/4/2008 3:55:27 PM
- "Burn the ships!" - podrock - 3/7/2008 1:46:03 AM
- re: A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars - ER - 3/6/2008 9:14:11 PM
- re: A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars - Suzy - 3/6/2008 4:01:34 AM
- What?!? - Algorithms - 3/5/2008 4:17:24 AM
  - I'd go, in about 10 years time, when my kids are all safe... - nick hoffman - 3/5/2008 8:50:33 AM
    - Yeah, I'd go. - Bowser - 3/5/2008 7:43:38 PM
      - Terminal illness - RobVG - 3/6/2008 1:07:04 AM
        
        re: Terminal illness. - A good reason IF the one way plan would be it. - Marcia - 3/6/2008 1:55:54 PM
        
        Is it suicide if you had a whole world to yourself? - Socrates II - 3/6/2008 6:04:21 PM
        
        re: Is it suicide if you had a whole world to yourself? - No, it would not... - Marcia - 3/6/2008 6:32:37 PM
        
        Why does everyone keep assuming... - Socrates II - 3/6/2008 8:17:12 PM
        
        Here's why they make that assumption - pwokenyaw - 3/6/2008 10:43:08 PM
        
        re: No, it's not that cut and dry. - Marcia - 3/7/2008 2:05:39 AM
        
        "... if you're primarily going there to 'just go' on a one way trip and to reduce the cost. Why go?" A very good question. - pwokenyaw - 3/7/2008 8:09:21 PM
        
        If you want to do science on Mars or any other world... - Socrates II - 3/7/2008 4:37:11 PM
        
        re: No, it's not that cut and dry and I do like Tom's idea. - Marcia - 3/7/2008 2:20:05 AM
- Impossible for a Western society to do. - Bowser - 3/5/2008 3:25:04 AM
- re: A One-Way, One-Person Mission to Mars - Hans - 3/4/2008 10:20:10 PM
- That would be a total waste of money even if you assume (?) the human is expendable - TAFKASE - 3/4/2008 9:09:06 PM
- It seems a bit silly. - TB - 3/4/2008 8:57:46 PM
  - I assume the authors did the math - pwokenyaw - 3/7/2008 6:22:00 PM
  - At the very least... - Socrates II - 3/5/2008 2:42:46 AM
    - Thats why I say we take the moon(s) first... - TAFKASE - 3/7/2008 10:21:39 PM
- Even the Soviet-Union would never have done this! - Raoul - 3/4/2008 7:12:36 PM
  - Ever see the 1968 film Countdown? - Socrates II - 3/4/2008 8:02:53 PM
    - Ever see MAROONED? - carl - 3/4/2008 8:58:57 PM
      - Marooned was a good film that depicted space travel realistically - Socrates II - 3/4/2008 10:07:23 PM
        
        For 1970 - carl - 3/5/2008 5:57:15 PM
    - Countdown - Raoul - 3/4/2008 8:45:44 PM
      - Why you be hatin',. Raoul? - Socrates II - 3/4/2008 8:56:53 PM
        
        No bucks, no Buck Rogers - Raoul - 3/4/2008 10:31:38 PM
        
        So the heck with all future space plans after the Moon... - Socrates II - 3/5/2008 2:39:33 AM
        
        Columbus was Funded by WHO? - carl - 3/4/2008 9:01:07 PM
        
        Actually, Queen Isabella did not fund Columbus. - ER - 3/4/2008 10:15:17 PM
        
        re: Actually, Queen Isabella did not fund Columbus. - TB - 3/5/2008 3:45:17 PM
        
        It might help if there's a Queen around to lean on Daddy Warbucks, too. (n/t) - ER - 3/6/2008 3:43:29 AM
    - Suicide as a marketing technique? - ER - 3/4/2008 8:27:15 PM
      - re: Suicidal. Reminded of Magellan? - Andrew - 3/6/2008 5:01:16 PM

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