Why space travel is expensive., page 1

Because doing it on the cheap has some major drawbacks. Also titled a good reason for unmanned testing.
www.cnn.com...

[edit on 9-8-2004 by mwm1331]

Spending a whole lot of money still is not perfect either. That thing costs $20,000 What were they expecting most new cars cost more then that.

got another link..
news.bbc.co.uk...

but my opinion about the title of this topic...
everything is expensive in the begin of the first stages
but if we look at the automobile industry..
a car was very expensive in the first stage and it wasn't
after the production of the Ford T-bird if I am right
the first mass production and look how much we have
gain we have so much cars and they are much cheaper.
so if they create a way to make a propulsion and other systems
which makes space access easier they will be made in mass production
and that will lead to cheaper and less expensive ways.

like this..

we want to know the same info when going to mars, moon , venus, ect
why not create a multi functional probe which does all the things
we need to garther info about the planets and moons..like make up and compositions of minerals ect.

then make them one sat/ probe which can do it all and then
make them in mass production so we can launch ten or twenty
probes to as many locations.

this way bringing down cost and so one..

so the design of the mars rovers can be used to explore the moon
only thing is another way for delivering but the rest we only have to make
some minor changes.. but it is cheaper then developing new rover designs ect.

Originally posted by mwm1331
Because doing it on the cheap has some major drawbacks. Also titled a good reason for unmanned testing.
www.cnn.com...

I'm taking it that you saw the Kerry campaign on the David Letterman show.

Originally posted by ShadowXIX
I thought the Russian were at the forefront to commerical space travel as they will already send you up into space for what 20 million. Japan have yet to even get a man up yet.

Russia is just desperate for money and sell seats to bolster the flagging space programs they already have. I wouldn't give them a plug nickel to go up in one of their rockets...but then again, I wouldn't give much to go up in one our antiquated shuttles either.

Japan may not be there yet with the missions, however, that's just from the government end. Their corporations have begun seriously planning for making a profit off of space while lessening the notion that its strictly for exploration.

www.spacefuture.com...

www.globalsecurity.org...

They may not equal us in technology but they are building the foundation for commercial space travel to become an economic force in their future. But Japan has always been in a position like this since their back are constantly against the wall where natural resources are concerned. They will always have an edge on other countries because of this at least in the planning department.

Take care.

Originally posted by websurfer

Originally posted by mwm1331
Because doing it on the cheap has some major drawbacks. Also titled a good reason for unmanned testing.
www.cnn.com...

I'm taking it that you saw the Kerry campaign on the David Letterman show.

No I didn't, what did I miss?

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