[extropy-chat] Moon news

[Damien Broderick]

From: "David Lubkin" <extropy at unreasonable.com>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 3:12 PM

> No one quotes Zubrin or other prominent figures from the Mars Society, or
> even mentions that if you want to go to Mars, the answer might just be --
> go to Mars.

No one mentions that if you want to stay on Mars rather than going briefly
and coming back, the answer might just be -- stay on Earth. For the next
decade or so (as is planned anyway). Put all that loot into nanotechnology
and other bootstraps. Then build a skyhook or a diamonoid launch platform or
something equally radical. Meanwhile, send probes if you really must.

Damien Broderick