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- From: james@cs.UAlberta.CA (James Borynec; AGT Researcher)
- Subject: Re: Justification for the Space Program
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- henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
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- >In article <93002.204240SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> Graydon <SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> writes:
- >>A functioning economy (a whole one - heavy manufacturing, food growing,
- >>service sector, the whole nine yards) on the Moon is in a what military
- >>position with respect to the earth?
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- >"Largely insignificant" is the description you are looking for.
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- I disagree. I submit that a functioning moon colony will be
- able to dominate Earth orbit. The depth of the gravity well is just too
- big of an advantage. It would form the orbiting equivalent of the
- fabled "unsinkable aircraft carrier"
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- j.b.
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