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re: Proposed Moon Mission Offers Little Value at Astronomical Cost

Posted on 2/5/18 at 4:39 pm to
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
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Posted on 2/5/18 at 4:39 pm to
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save billions on fuel for interplanetary travel


I agree there is fuel there, I disagree that maintaining a moon base to extract it saves us money.
Posted by J Murdah
Member since Jun 2008
39791 posts
Posted on 2/5/18 at 4:41 pm to
That is not what I said.

You save money on fuel because there is only a fraction of Eartha gravity. Space flight is so expensive because you need huge rockets to propel heavy arse ships and equipment to space
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
109125 posts
Posted on 2/5/18 at 4:43 pm to
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I agree there is fuel there, I disagree that maintaining a moon base to extract it saves us money.



With the Moon, you'd need less than a 1/6 of the fuel needed to launch from there in comparison to the Earth. Logistically speaking, I think it's far more practical to first build a Moon Base, and then launch to Mars from said base.
Posted by Sparkplug#1
Member since May 2013
7352 posts
Posted on 2/10/18 at 11:33 am to
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agree there is fuel there, I disagree that maintaining a moon base to extract it saves us money.


What type of fuel is on the moon?
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