Comments on: First, Nail Down the Mission

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:40:32 +0000

This is my first visit to this blog Mr. Spudis and I agree with Mr. Strout; this is a good essay and you have made clear some aspects about going to the moon that I have not considered.

I am not sure I am in agreement with the the last part of
Mr. Strout’s expression – considering the way humanity currently functions here on earth.

Nevertheless I will come back to read more of your thoughts.

Rob
France

By: Joe Strout

Joe Strout — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:48:04 +0000

Good essay. It’s amazing how many people assume that space is about science, when really it is (or should be) about expanding our economic sphere, and ultimately spreading humanity throughout the solar system.

By: Martijn Meijering

Martijn Meijering — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:53:27 +0000

How about the ISRU potential of Near Earth asteroids? I’m fond of L1/L2 as a cheaper initial destination than the Moon and one that also supports Moon, Mars and NEO’s.

By: gaetano marano - ghostNASA.com

gaetano marano - ghostNASA.com — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:35:23 +0000

@Karl Hallowell
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I’m aware that, travel in Space, never will be as safe as swim in the home pool (although many are drowned in their pool …) but I just want that, all future spacecrafts, will be not always designed to put the astronauts’ lives under serious risks everytime a small problem happens
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By: Ken Murphy

Ken Murphy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:31:12 +0000

Great post, Paul.

Kind of reminds of a rant I did over at the Selenian Boondocks a few years back:

http://selenianboondocks.blogspot.com/2005/12/were-on-road-to-nowhere.html

What’s frustrating is that there are sensible ways to move forward and start on this now, but no one wants to see them because their vision is bound by institutional interests, or trapped in an Apollo mindset.

By: Karl Hallowell

Karl Hallowell — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:59:14 +0000

You want safety as the “first” concern? Then don’t fly a space ship. It’s worth remembering that if someone chooses to fly into space, then they must have some concern ahead of safety else they wouldn’t do it.

By: gaetano marano - ghostNASA.com

gaetano marano - ghostNASA.com — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:29:49 +0000

I’ve advocated the idea of a Earth-Moon-Earth “Space Ferry” from 2005 posting on a space forum and I agree that we need as much as REUSABLE vehicles to cut the costs of Space exploration.

About the Augustine Commission, I’ve just posted my suggestion #4 (of about three dozens I’ve in mind to write) for the Human Space Flight Plans Committee and NASA:

“put the spacecrafts and spaceflights SAFETY as FIRST concern” http://ow.ly/f3vQ