tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post1419300409508731752..comments2024-03-24T02:17:44.264-05:00Comments on Online Space News: Orbital Outpost vs. Lunar OutpostDan Schrimpsherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-89823660377627678752007-03-21T13:20:00.000-05:002007-03-21T13:20:00.000-05:00The problem is you have two costs. I believe the ...The problem is you have two costs. I believe the up front cost for bulding a large orbital space station (including time) is much greater than the cost of building a lunar outpost. In the long run, it is true the obrital outpost offers a better delta-v from just about anywhere. <BR/><BR/>Truth is, it has been so long since we have done anything in space, I am going with the mainstream and trying not to screw it up. President wants to go to the Moon, and I am not going to argue. At least he doesn't want NASA to fly the shuttle around the Earth a few thousand more times.Dan Schrimpsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12226382166616841383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-44486816669990668282007-03-20T21:19:00.000-05:002007-03-20T21:19:00.000-05:00Whether or not we chose to have an orbital space s...Whether or not we chose to have an orbital space station, we are going to need to develop a lunar station in order to test our survival on another world.<BR/><BR/>The Moon is NOT like Mars, but its the closest thing we have to it (within reaching distance) and living there will test how well we can survive away from Earth without risking too much life and money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-5870812988359815922007-03-16T23:56:00.000-05:002007-03-16T23:56:00.000-05:00The round trip deltav from L1 to the lunar surface...The round trip deltav from L1 to the lunar surface is ~6000m/s. <BR/><BR/>Unless you're doing something bloody important, it's simply not worth spending that much mass getting there. Particularly while we are still too immature as a society to use an efficient mode for surface access like lox augmented nuclear thermal propulsion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11996122.post-11670210079390898682007-03-16T11:15:00.000-05:002007-03-16T11:15:00.000-05:00.despite an orbital outpost has some advantages it....<BR/><BR/>despite an orbital outpost has some advantages it's too complex and risky to start EVERY simple surface operations from lunar orbit<BR/><BR/>however, I think that a Lunar Space Station (sent before the first manned mission) is absolutely necessary for the astronauts' safety as I explain in my LSS article: http://www.gaetanomarano.it/articles/009_LSS.html<BR/><BR/>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com