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FrankC — 7/20/2008 3:29:51 AM (archived)

It depends on whether or not humans are needed

I believe that once we beat the gravity well it gets pretty easy and pretty cheap to move things around the solar system. I can see the possibility of mines on asteroids and moons as far out as Jupiter. It could become cleaner and cheaper to mine materials in space that are still plentiful on earth

If robots can do it they will. If humans are needed they will go and some will live there in artificial habitats. It seems that we always find good reasons to have boots on the ground in spite of technology.

My definition of CATS is the ability to move tonnage to space at a price close to the cost of moving tonnage on earth a thousand miles by truck. The big question is whether we will ever have that ability, or will it be as elusive as fusion, advanced nano-tech and many other dreams.

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Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - Raoul - 7/19/2008 10:22:45 AM
- space exodus - JEKing - 7/21/2008 11:02:33 PM
- What was the name of the BBC documentary, please? (n/t) - TorrentPhile - 7/21/2008 5:36:18 AM
  - Destiny - Raoul - 7/21/2008 8:26:11 AM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - ER - 7/20/2008 11:06:07 AM
  - re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - Yes. - Marcia - 7/21/2008 8:24:41 PM
  - What may survive. - Bowser - 7/20/2008 7:33:18 PM
    - re: Leaving something - Raoul - 7/20/2008 8:47:41 PM
      - I believe it's called "humility". :-) (n/t) - Bowser - 7/20/2008 10:05:18 PM
        
        re: I believe it's called "humility". :-) - and it can leave a meaning. (n/t) - Marcia - 7/22/2008 3:40:06 AM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - Pugs - 7/20/2008 5:37:41 AM
  - EARTH a UNIVERSAL SWEET SPOT - carl - 7/23/2008 8:11:20 PM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - Mr Fibuli - 7/20/2008 3:26:13 AM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - gbaikie - 7/19/2008 8:19:58 PM
- I wonder if humans are the deadly virus of the cosmos? - Jacob - 7/19/2008 7:04:45 PM
  - According to Jacques Monod we are all alone: - Raoul - 7/19/2008 7:34:15 PM
- Maybe the Earth is an egg. - Lee - 7/19/2008 3:57:03 PM
  - You make it sound like we will become the aliens from Independence Day. (n/t) - alcaray - 7/19/2008 5:23:05 PM
    - Just a thought. - Lee - 7/19/2008 6:12:56 PM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - Sawyer - 7/19/2008 3:38:10 PM
  - similar to the myth of terraforming - FrankC - 7/19/2008 10:00:55 PM
    - re: similar to the myth of terraforming - Marcia - 7/20/2008 2:06:06 AM
      - could be - FrankC - 7/20/2008 3:29:51 AM
        
        re: could be - gbaikie - 7/22/2008 9:30:17 PM
        
        re: could be - FrankC - 7/23/2008 2:40:53 AM
        
        re: could be - Marcia - 7/21/2008 8:15:58 PM
    - And yet, with 18th century technology... - alcaray - 7/20/2008 1:08:12 AM
  - Planting seeds - Raoul - 7/19/2008 5:45:11 PM
- re: Is Earth merely a cradle for mankind? - marsbug - 7/19/2008 12:37:20 PM

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