Re: Why Mars?

From: Miguel Cruz (mnc_at_admin.u.nu)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:49:54 -0600

Bob Myers <nospamplease@address.invalid> wrote:
> "Miguel Cruz" <mnc@admin.u.nu> wrote:
>> You're doing way too much futzing.
>>
>> One hour of futzing at the departure end, 30 minutes at the arrival end.
>> Less for domestic flights or if you don't check luggage.
>>
>> I just spent about 30 hours flying between major cities on opposite sides
>> of the planet, futzing not included. If I could cut that down to 1/10 I'd
>> be very happy indeed (especially since I'm about to turn around and go
>> back, and KLM hasn't changed the movies yet).
>
> OK, but let's face it - commercial supersonic or hypersonic transport
> probably isn't going to be economically viable for a long time, and that
> doesn't begin to consider the other issues that this sort of travel would
> bring up (noise, effects on the atmosphere, etc.). The best solution to
> getting somewhere really fast likely involves travel outside the
> atmosphere, but even then - how many will be able to use this? And why
> are we talking about this as though a revitalized space program would have
> a NEGATIVE impact on the future of commercial

Search me. I don't understand the potential impact of developments in space
travel on commercial air carriers. I just jumped in to point out that
there's usually not much need to spend anywhere near as much time in the
airport as some people d.

miguel 

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