Copyrighted Image? DMCA | The fundamental problem is not Mars vs. Moon, but rather launching a spaceship from Earth's Gravity Well vs. Earth's LEO. If we had a shuttle to an enhanced ISS with space-docking facilities, or perhaps a new space station (Bigelow Aerospace comes to mind) from which to launch a spaceship, we could use a shuttle to get to a new space station & from there a completely reimagined Spaceship with far less fuel requirements (maybe 90% if refueling from Mars or even its moons after processing). This would leave room for a much larger crew quarters, with artificial gravity, hydroponic gardens, recycled water insulation from cosmic energy, advanced probes that could be sent to the surface to prepare habitats for the crew while they are either in orbit or shuttling to the surface and back as needed. The real problem is we are too committed to sending fuel into space, not people. |
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