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Richard Branson says he's 6 months from going to space — but Mars belongs to Elon Musk
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| 10-09-2017
| Tom Turula
Posted on 10/09/2017 10:48:03 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
The moon should come before Mars. Distance alone makes Mars exponentially more difficult.
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posted on
10/09/2017 10:51:33 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(You can't have totalitarian globalist government if the peasants are armed.)
To: Red Badger
more interested in talking people to space...space is about how much it can do for people Wonder what he's got in mind that will help people. Also wonder what Musk has in mind with a Mars landing if anything other than the challenge and adventure which is pretty tremendous.
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posted on
10/09/2017 10:53:37 AM PDT
by
Jim W N
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The moon should come before Mars. For what purpose?
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posted on
10/09/2017 10:54:30 AM PDT
by
Jim W N
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The moon is a good place to work out the glitches, where you are just a three day ride to safety. On the other hand, it can also be a way of endlessly delaying Mars.
So maybe Branson can go after the Moon, while Musk goes after Mars. And NASA focuses on unmanned planetary visits, which is also a good way to develop skill sets.
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posted on
10/09/2017 10:55:53 AM PDT
by
marron
To: Jim 0216
It has been theorized that people with heart problems will heal faster and live longer in space environments..............
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posted on
10/09/2017 10:56:21 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Moon colony first, then Mars......................
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posted on
10/09/2017 10:56:59 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Jim 0216
A staging area. A way to incrementally develop technology.
Unless you’re planning on going to Mars and then waiting another fifty years to go there again like we did with the moon.
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posted on
10/09/2017 10:57:08 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(You can't have totalitarian globalist government if the peasants are armed.)
To: marron
while Musk goes after Mars. With our money, of course.
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posted on
10/09/2017 10:57:54 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(You can't have totalitarian globalist government if the peasants are armed.)
To: Red Badger
we need both types of dreamers.
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posted on
10/09/2017 10:59:14 AM PDT
by
PCPOET7
To: Jim 0216
Wonder what he's got in mind that will help people.Taking money out of your pocket and mine, and giving it to people who hate us. All the while skimming a nice chunk for himself.
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posted on
10/09/2017 11:01:02 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Red Badger
Hopefully his test-pilot is more on the ball this time. I don’t have much faith in that vehicle after seeing the airborne crashup derby they did last time. That plane is roly-poly. It sure wasn’t designed with stability in mind.
To: Red Badger
Mars belongs to the U.S. Proof? Sheila Jackson Lee told us that our astronauts planted the flag there.
5.56mm
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posted on
10/09/2017 11:16:51 AM PDT
by
M Kehoe
To: M Kehoe
I don’t care who claims Mars. I just wish Branson would take Hillary with him! And leave her...
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posted on
10/09/2017 11:19:15 AM PDT
by
donozark
(JAMES COMEY: Democrat Presidential candidate 2020.)
To: BenLurkin
After seeing the he and Obozo are boyfriends, he’ll get nothing from me.
To: Red Badger
Not from what I have read. Muscle atrophies in weightless and very low g environments. They cant work around this problem even with exercise and supplements. Circulation also has issued and radiation is always a problem.
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posted on
10/09/2017 11:28:58 AM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Red Badger
It has been theorized that people with heart problems will heal faster and live longer in space environments.............. If they can survive the acceleration of getting into space.
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posted on
10/09/2017 11:33:07 AM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: reg45
Well, yeah, there’s that problem.........................
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posted on
10/09/2017 11:33:57 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Jim 0216
The gravity well for the Moon is much smaller than the Earth’s.
Escape velocity..........................
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posted on
10/09/2017 11:35:33 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Red Badger
The Moon or Mars who cares Imma gonna go to Recall
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posted on
10/09/2017 11:45:30 AM PDT
by
al baby
(May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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