Re: No Nukes in Space


"ramiga" <gnossis1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> to the group
>
> You guys can't be serious. depleted uranium is terrible to us here on
> Earth. space is not a waste basket, it is the clean energy that comes
> into our atmosphere without harming us.

Again, clearly you have no clue. w/o harming us? Take a look at skin
cancer.


>The research indicates that we
> could create a small ort like cloud of nuclear radiation (poison) in
> space that could eventurally lead to more disasters that would obstruct
> future explorations.

Umm, WHAT research?

> Consider a cloud of depleted uranium that we might
> fly into. Apparently, we would never be able to return home, similar to
> what we see in sensational movies.

No, apparently you have no clue. Do you realize first of all exactly how
HUGE space is?

Secondly, depleted uranium by its definition is fairly non-radioactive. Why
do you think it's called depleted? It's not used for RTGs. (Heck, even
uranium isn't used for RTGs these days.)

And any particles pretty much would be swept out of anything above HEO
pretty quickly.

> This has been discussed, all the ins
> and outs by NASA and other scientists and NASA is proceeding to take
> the chance, with the idea that thousands of lives could be damaged by
> blast in various ways.
>
> A mistake could wipe out central florida.
> A mistake could pollute the atmosphere.
> Blast in space could send that tiny cloud of radiation back to Earth.
> Blast in space leaves that tiny cloud of poisonous radiation in that
> spot.
> That spot could aggregate until no space exploration is possible.
>
> Whether on Earth or in space, we are adding trash to our solar system.
>
> We need to learn to take nuclear to its limits and stop half-stepping.
> It is better to know how to burn out nuclear by products like the sun
> does than to leave that job half done. We need to slow down and think
> everything through.

Good advice. Take it.


>
> peace, mmgr
> http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/prop12apr99_1.htm
>


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