sonoma95436

sonoma95436 t1_ixtq5zy wrote

You would need to send fuel to lunar orbit or the surface to launch from there. It takes fuel to get it there. More to continue. The cheapest mission is direct from Earth's surface but limits payload to mars. The most effective all around mission is to refuel in earth orbit and go straight to mars. High earth avoids some debris. So launch fuel ers either with a small crew or automated and rendezvous with a manned ship to refuel and head to mars possibly a gravity assist from the moon.

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sonoma95436 t1_ixrkyn9 wrote

My post history shows a intense interest in going to mars. You already did answer and if you read my posts know that I feel that the moon is not a stepping stone to mars. Fuel needed is far more then a trip straight from earth. I grew up during Apollo and was a big fan but that doesn't make me a fan of every mission. Do you think this mission was conducted properly with consideration to the taxpayers of our country. You can't justify a response based on facts. That's obvious. Lets go to mars as I have commented dozens of times. Same argument every time. I had to mention a few facts, the mission is 7 years late. So far between 24 billion has been spent with 93 billion total mission cost. Bechtel is years late with mobile launch platform 2. The damage from the launch will take months to fix. Every hydrogen line will have to be tested and many replaced. While I share and appreciate your love for space, insulting someone who has carefully watched missions since the 60s shows that you are still a child with myopic vision when it comes to nasa. Oh BTW, I worked for Hughes aircraft in the 80s in El Segundo, CA before I started my own business. I might know a bit more then you think.

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sonoma95436 t1_ixrgue9 wrote

Your right. The mission objective is to line pockets in Congress and the aerospace industry. The moon is not a stepping stone to mars. Other then a gravity assist, it would take far more fuel then a direct route from earth orbit. Although I'm no fan of musk, orbital refueling could have been funded resulting in far larger capabilities in the future.

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sonoma95436 t1_ixr50md wrote

Current Ketamine is already extremely effective as I was a mess and have not had any real issues since starting it ten years ago. The drug companies are monetizing something that already works and charging ten times more. There is no Rand D needed. That are greedy bastards and only those with health care insurance will be able to afford it.

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