> On Jun 21, 2:12 pm, C3 aol.com> wrote:
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>> On Jun 21, 9:19�am, "jonathan" write.instead.net> wrote:

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>>> What future would he write? Or would you?

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>>> A future based on what is likely to occur
>>> based on current facts and trends?

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>>> Or a future NASA ..should...have in an
>>> otherwise perfect world?

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>>> I know what I would write. It would be a future
>>> where NASA plays the central role in fulfilling
>>> the promise of space. Which I believe is taking
>>> the human race to the next level of understanding
>>> ability to survive, and prosperity.

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>>> That NASA should become the vehicle for creating
>>> ...Truth and Justice...for the future of the entire planet
>>> and be an ever growing source of inspiration across
>>> space and time.

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>>> ..............................................

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>>> Would such a movie include a Space Program like this?
>>> Which President Bush canceled his first year in office?

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>>> A program which conceivably could end our dependence
>>> on fossil fuels thus solving global warming. Perhaps the
>>> two largest global future threats?

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>>> "NASA'S SPACE SOLAR POWER EXPLORATORY
>>> RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (SERT)"

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>>> While making America the next energy "Saudi Arabia"
>>> for the future?

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>>> "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Space
>>> Solar Power (SSP) �Exploratory Research and Technology
>>> (SERT) program was charged to develop �technologies
>>> needed to provide cost-competitive ground baseload electrical
>>> power from space-based solar energy converters."http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10202&page=1

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>>> Statement of John C. Mankins
>>> Manager, Advanced Concepts Studies
>>> Office of Space Flight
>>> September 7, 2000

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>>> Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee,

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>>> "NASA has examined the viability of large-scale space solar power
>>> (SSP) systems through a series of studies and preliminary technology
>>> research activities."

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>>> "Very briefly, our results and findings to date can be summarized as follows:"

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>>> "a. �Large-scale SSP is a very complex integrated system of systems that
>>> � � �requires numerous significant advances in current technology
>>> � � �and capabilities

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>>> �b. � A technology roadmap has been developed that lays out potential paths
>>> � � � �for achieving all needed advances"

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>>>http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/legaff/mankins9-7.html

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>>> I believe the goal of NASA should be to replace fossil fuels
>>> with Space Solar Power, and accomplish this before the
>>> oil runs out, or global warming becomes irreversible.

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>>> Whichever comes first~

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>>> Jonathan

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>>> "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and
>>> � � do the other things, not because they are easy, but
>>> � �because they are hard, because that goal will serve
>>> � � �to organize and measure the best of our energies
>>> � � and skills, because that challenge is one that we
>>> � � � are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to
>>> � � �postpone, and one which we intend to win..."

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>>> � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �-JFK

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>>> s

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>> The first step would be to colonize Mars. McCain has talked about
>> sending a shuttle to Mars. Then we would mine the Universe for its
>> vast riches and explore more planets. We certainly have the
>> technology to do this, it's just a matter of logistics.

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>> C3

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> The Space Shuttle is not designed to go to Mars, much less the Moon.
> It is designed and engineered for low earth orbit only.
> It lacks the delta vee to get out of earth orbit.