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"The scientists suggest setting up depotsat Lagrange points — regions of space between the Earth, the moon and the sun that maintain gravitational equilibrium. The gravitational pulls of the two large bodies are balanced, so objects at these points keep the same position relative to these two bodies (for example, the Earth and the moon.)"
lostbook
The article doesn't talk about fueling with respect any of the new propulsion technologies out there, just the old adage of using liquid fuel to explore the neighborhood.
lostbook
I'm frustrated with the baby steps.
"You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon?…It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs."
I'm frustrated with the baby steps. What say you, ATS?
UNIT76
I'm frustrated with the baby steps. What say you, ATS?
we're still dicking around with internal combustion engines more than a century after they've been invented
back in the 60's and 70's some interesting # happened
but most people saw that as "thunderbirds" and "sea-quest"
UNIT76
reply to post by wildespace
..you asking me to reinvent the wheel?
what i'm saying is, there are much better ways to make them move around
Photovoltaic cells provide electricity, not propulsion. You cannot take off from Earth using ion thrusters. Using ion thrusters for manned space exploration will increase exposure time to harmful space radiation. When we finally are going to Mars or asteroids, it's better be done in the shortest possible time. The bulk of the fuel is used up getting off Earth with its strong gravity and a thick atmosphere, and there's no easy cheap solution for that.