Re: Improved lunar landing architecture

In article <dn6af1ts2qljpes6kefh6c54f7r4137gjk@xxxxxxx>,
Cardman <do-not@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >Some people keep talking about Mars which would take money away from the
> >Lunar program.
>
> Mars is the main goal here.

According to whom?!? Certainly not in the President's speech, which
mentioned Mars "and other destinations" only in passing. And certainly
not in my view of how space should be developed, either.

> Some people would prefer a more direct
> route, without going to the Moon first.

Which would be a very poor choice, resulting in little or no development
of space.

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