Re: Burt Rutans plans for a manned mission to Mars

Rand Simberg <simberg.interglobal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:Fred J. McCall wrote:
:> Rand Simberg <simberg.interglobal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:>
:> :Fred J. McCall wrote:
:> :
:> :> :> Think about it. You have a $5 million government grant for research.
:> :> :> Are you going to blow $20k of it to send up a grad student with your
:> :> :> experiment or are you going to just send the experiment. Either have
:> :> :> someone already up there do it for you or else spend another $5k to
:> :> :> make it automatic so it 'does itself' and sends you the results.
:> :> :
:> :> :How do you know it's only "another $5K" to do, with any assurance as to
:> :> :reliability of such automation, when you know nothing of the nature of
:> :> :the experiment?
:> :>
:> :> How do you know it isn't
:> :
:> :I don't know. I wasn't the one making the claim. Why can't you answer
:> :the question?
:>
:> Why can't you, Rand?
:
:Once again, you evade the point. It's obvious why, and I suspect all
:can see that.

Once again, you evade the point. It's obvious why, and I suspect all
can see that.

:I have made no claim in this matter, and hence have no need to support
:said claim, and hence have done no analysis, lacking such need. "So's
:your mother" works on the schoolground, sometimes, but not in a sci.*
:newsgroup.

So why are you trying it? If you disagree, support your argument.
Current hardware prices do a pretty good job of supporting mine.

:You made a claim that it can be done for $5K. Back it up with data and
:math, or admit the obvious--that you pulled it out of your ass at the
:spur of the moment.

Engage your brain, Rand. How much does a microprocessor and some
sensors cost? How much mass do you have to put aloft to put up a grad
student with life support (who still needs some sensors to tell what's
going on)?

Be a fanboi all you want, but if you can't put together a reasoned
argument for your position you should be real careful about what you
demand from others.

--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
territory."
--G. Behn
.

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