On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote:
This might actually work for us too, since video files are still too
large to transfer via the internet. I wonder how many 3.5 drives a
pigeon could carry? Or, how many pigeons would we need to reliably
transfer say, 1tb of data
Energy is only as free as the technology to capture and distribute it.
The advantages in manufacturing are cancelled out by the costs. Are the
corporations that want to use microgravity for production going to
absorb all the risks? Or is this yet another example of socializing risk
with
Yeh ... let private industry develop this new manned space flight. And
why won't they just do that on their own if it is such a great deal?
Because these private corps and their stockholders want the rest of us
... the taxpayers without bankruptcy protection who are just trying to
hang on to
Ready for a trip to Mars? Imagine riding a bicycle on Mars!
Uh, I've ridden on the Champs de Mars, does that count? Oh,
yeah, I'll take the ticket :-).
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