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Space/Science » in reply to Wear and tear on men and machines.

It doesn't matter if it's Mars, Pluto, or Alpha Centauri

Socrates II — 4/8/2009 2:46:01 AM (archived)

People will go, regardless of the potential hazards.

They will go BECAUSE of the potential for danger.

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Travel duration in space - Raoul - 4/7/2009 7:54:55 PM
- Wear and tear on men and machines. - Bowser - 4/7/2009 11:50:06 PM
  - It doesn't matter if it's Mars, Pluto, or Alpha Centauri - Socrates II - 4/8/2009 2:46:01 AM
    - No doubt about that. - Bowser - 4/8/2009 3:09:11 PM
      - Their odds of success will increase if... - Socrates II - 4/8/2009 4:43:44 PM
        
        re: Their odds of success will increase if... - Marcia - 4/11/2009 2:58:49 AM
        
        Let me repeat - Socrates II - 4/11/2009 1:05:16 PM
        
        Why travel between heat sources? - Adam - 4/9/2009 10:42:00 AM
        
        Examining the Kuiper Belt - Socrates II - 4/9/2009 3:03:01 PM
        
        Kuiper Belt IR Searches - Adam - 4/11/2009 1:32:22 AM
        
        Old Centauri Dreams post... - Adam - 4/11/2009 3:25:15 AM

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