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- From: doconno@pollux (Darwin O'Connor)
- Subject: Re: Mir mission to Mars?
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- Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- References: <232310cec@ofa123.fidonet.org> <1993Jan25.194517.28389@abo.fi>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 16:28:26 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan25.194517.28389@abo.fi> from [Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:45:17 GMT] you wrote:
- > In <232310cec@ofa123.fidonet.org> David.Anderman@ofa123.fidonet.org writes:
- >
- > > The mission you mention is technically feasible, with some risks to the crew
- > > that others here will certainly elaborate upon.
- >
- > ....more info on the subject. I first learned about this from Frank
- > Miles'/Nicholas Booth's RACE TO MARS: THE HARPER & ROW MARS FLIGHT ATLAS
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- [stuff deleted]
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- > > The major obstacle is money. The Russians don't have it, and the US is not
- > > going to fund Russians exploration of Mars.
- > >
- > > However, if the Finn government were to provide sufficient funding, I'm sure a
- > > human flight to Mars could be arranged.
- > >
- > The superpowers should finance it, it probably would cost about as much as an
- > Apollo lunar mission. It would provide a boost to space programs not only in
- > Russia but also in the west. Mars has always had a special hold on the
- > imagination, and I am sure there would be a lot of interest for the mission.
- > Particularly in Russia. The Soviets were very proud of their achievements in
- > space, seeing their excellent space program grounded due to lack of financial
- > support from the West hurts their pride almost as much as the fall of the
- > Soviet empire. The extremist hardliners there will not find it difficult to
- > convince the average Russian that the westerners are to blame for this
- > "Dolchstuss in Space."
- >
- > > --- Maximus 2.01wb
- >
- > MARCU$
-
- I herd a report on the news (I don't remember by who or where) that Russians
- view thier space program as a waste of money.
-
- Darwin O'Connor
- doconno@ccu.umanitoba.ca
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