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i've looked at some, it's been a while since i last checked. I have paid attention mostly to Paul Spudis's design, a little bit to the ones by Dennis Wingo and Charles Miller.
I never found anything that looked farther into the future and was at all realistic. That is my difficulty, reference points for the kind of thing i'm trying to do are few.
4:16 AM
ok, that interesting. Recently I did some quite bold statements about different space programs(which you might probably guess at that time already), but then I thought that I kinda lack overview picture on those and deeper knowledge about them.(the fact I immediately mentioned in my claims)
the focus of my interests about those is probably fresh not that recent projects/ideas/startups - how far and how deep their fantasy goes, which common elements they have.
the focus of my interests about those is probably fresh not that recent projects/ideas/startups - how far and how deep their fantasy goes, which common elements they have.
the most recent and most credible proposals for lunar settlement are from Paul Spudis, Charles Miller, and Dennis Wingo. But these plans are only about the very initial stages and do not have many details at all.
4:33 AM
the first link, woow looks like heavy stuff.
>I'll mention LunarCots, though i feel that plan is not vetted properly and is a mish-mash of other designs.
those probably are my clients of subjects of interest. I kinda try to understand the general attitude to space with those fresh projects. They aren't general public, they try to figure things out and that makes things interesting in terms to see how do they see space, options, goals, what is all for and about etc etc.
>I'll mention LunarCots, though i feel that plan is not vetted properly and is a mish-mash of other designs.
those probably are my clients of subjects of interest. I kinda try to understand the general attitude to space with those fresh projects. They aren't general public, they try to figure things out and that makes things interesting in terms to see how do they see space, options, goals, what is all for and about etc etc.
>but if those plans are too short-term for me, for you they would have even less to offer.
I guess, K1 stuff distraction :). Better to think of me as a short-term planning guy. Kinda, what we will do on the first moon day of landing, that short-term guy. If we do not plug a flag or do a research and have no humans ))
I guess, K1 stuff distraction :). Better to think of me as a short-term planning guy. Kinda, what we will do on the first moon day of landing, that short-term guy. If we do not plug a flag or do a research and have no humans ))
his angle is about how to get there with existing technology on a short timeline that is inexpensive.
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4:49 AM
i genuinely believe that the rate at which robotics is now improving, the capabilities robots would have on a real mission would go well beyond what any of them have contemplated.
4:55 AM
there is a lot of competition for funding, and NASA is very keenly aware of politics. They can't afford for any mission to fail in any way.
ok, seems my bold statements I did recently in some of my comments aren't that bold after all
So nasa as a system, politics as politics
So nasa as a system, politics as politics
is that all? I watched few videos from recent 20th Mars society conference, was quite interesting the tone they were using. I'm not sure is it different from what they do usually, but for me it was quite unexpected, kinda tired criticism of current situation, they even agree on moon at that time )))
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>i notice you didn't include interstellar travel. pushing a large ship to near the speed of light is a good way to use lots of energy .
yes, I see it as a pointless waste of time and effort, as long as you can't send a system which will be self-sufficient at the place and be capable to grow.
Probes aren't a problem and they do not require a lot of energy to send, but they also benefit from being a system which could enroll itself to gain additional capabilities from ISRU.
A good network of interferometers in our solar system will get more information and faster about a much bigger set of o…
yes, I see it as a pointless waste of time and effort, as long as you can't send a system which will be self-sufficient at the place and be capable to grow.
Probes aren't a problem and they do not require a lot of energy to send, but they also benefit from being a system which could enroll itself to gain additional capabilities from ISRU.
A good network of interferometers in our solar system will get more information and faster about a much bigger set of o…
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