On Jun 21, 5:12Â pm, C3
aol.com> wrote:> 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 futureNASA..should...have in an
>> otherwise perfect world?
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>> I know what I would write. It would be a future
>> whereNASAplays 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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>> ThatNASAshould 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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>> 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'SSPACE 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>
>> 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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>> "NASAhas 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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>> I believe the goal ofNASAshould 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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> The first step would be to colonize Mars. Â McCain has talked about
> sending a shuttle to Mars. Â 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.
We know. And McCain knows so little about logistics, that's
why logic, A.I,, nanotech, GPS, Internet, robots, masers,
lasers, drones, and GTV were invented,
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