Re: Barack Obama Publishes His Space Policy

Michael Gallagher wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:10:27 +0100, jacob navia <jacob@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Humans have no place in deep space
as I have demonstrated in this forum several times. The problem of
radiation shielding, tolerance for zero G, and (above all)
the development of space hardware for life support that offers
100 reliability for long periods of time (3-4 years).


None of which are show stoppers. Once upon a time, we wondered if
astronauts could survive a round trip to the Moon. The could and did.
Deep space has its challenges. But they can be overcome.

At enormous costs, with no apparent benefits, which could be achieved at many orders of magnitude *less costs*, without putting lives in danger, by simply adopting rationality over fear and nutty religious beliefs.
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