If there is to be a manned Mars mission, then it will no doubt be
launched from Earth orbit. It makes no sense to have to fight our
way out of TWO gravity wells instead of one. Using our worlds
gravity as a slingshotto Mars,from orbit is the way to go. Ask any
rocket scientist. Moon Base Alpha sounds real sexy but as a
stopping place on the way to anywhere else is just foolish.
Bush's announcement was political smoke and mirrors, to make him
look visionary and noble.
And,scary to contemplate, maybe a beginning of the military's Space
Command. Atom bombs in orbit, lovely.
That should have let Dubya be baseball commisioner.
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