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- Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 00:02:01 EST
- From: Graydon <SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
- Message-ID: <93003.000201SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: Justification for the Space Program
- References: <1992Dec28.193940.10495@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- <1992Dec28.223226.12849@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- <93002.204240SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> <C09FDo.K4u@zoo.toronto.edu>
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- Yep, stuff launched from the Moon is a bad idea.
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- However, if you want to fill near earth space with weapons platforms,
- or just decide that you're going to have a comsat monoploy, a lunar
- economy might (who can say? they might need to import all their K
- vitamins or something) very well have a significant advantage.
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- And the 'lots of time to smack it' works both ways, generally in
- the Moon's favour.
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- Not a justification I am fond of; not one I'd really like to see
- pushed, either, but it's there.
-
- Graydon
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