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Originally Posted by 2001ragtop
No i wish people like us were allowed to go to space, but we're not. I was just saying what the public thinks we "have not" accomplished yet, we actually already have. The public space program is just a PR movement. the important people already know who and what is there. They have all that information. If they need to go out there, then they do. they don't need to check with the public when they fly to the moon and back, or anywhere else. they also don't need to use a rocket or anything else low tech. that's all I meant earlier.
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can't tell if this is sarcasm or if your tin foil hat needs adjusting....
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Originally Posted by Chronomaro
Reason we don't go now despite knowing what we do is b/c the first time around was gamble after gamble; Apollo 13 proved that. We'd rather not use anything from Apollo and do it again from the ground up if given the opportunity.
Space exploration I think could pick up if we could get private industry involved. One big example is refining. You know how easy it can be to refine metals in zero g? Or maybe send large unmanned vehicles to the asteroid belt to mine metals we consider rare? If there was a profit to be made, I'm sure space exploration wouldn't be such a struggle. Yes there will be a hefty investment involved and the current CEO or what-not may not see any returns, but their successor will. Governments just have too many responsibilities placed upon them to give their space programs a generous budget.
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exactly, they want something a bit more proven and safe this time around.... but i REALLY wish we could get away from this tiny little capsule design... so primitive.
Another point on refining metals in low grav: I believe refiners would be able to get more oxygen OUT of the alloy, making it much more pure than can be achieved on Earth. Could lead to some VERY nice building materials.