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#51 2024-12-30 00:25:14
- Josh Cryer
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Re: Ask Robert Zubrin *Official Thread*
Haven't logged on in 4 years, just wanted to reiterate a simple thing, love your takes Dr. Zubrin. And all will be OK.
Some useful links while MER are active. [url=http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html]Offical site[/url] [url=http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Web.html]NASA TV[/url] [url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/mer2004/]JPL MER2004[/url] [url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/statustextonly.html]Text feed[/url]
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The amount of solar radiation reaching the surface of the earth totals some 3.9 million exajoules a year.
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#53 2025-03-23 12:17:09
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Re: Ask Robert Zubrin *Official Thread*
Dr. Robert Zubrin does do a talk later in the video: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technol … ngNewsSerp Quote:
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 153 — Pathways to Mars
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I agree with pretty much everything, that Dr. Zubrin says in the video.
I will also say that I really want the "Starboat". The combination of that with Starship and some other hardware could really yield strong capabilities to the human race.
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Is it possible that the root of political science claims is to produce white collar jobs for people who paid for an education and do not want a real job?
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#54 2026-03-02 20:03:35
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Re: Ask Robert Zubrin *Official Thread*
I respect Dr. Zubrin. Here is his video against a AI and Moon focus: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … &FORM=VIRE Quote:
Dr. Robert Zubrin: Abandoning Mars could be Elon Musk’s biggest mistake
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Ellie in Space
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I think he may be a little too worried. I think the actual intent is to make space AI viable from Earth launches, and then later to experiment with the possibilities of the Moon. This will allow a lot of hardware to be tested which may relate eventually to a Mars application. But by running parallel to the Artimus accords, many other nations will sponsor some of that hardware.
I also suspect that Elon Musk has another card up his sleeve for Mars, I choose not to say what it would be.
But it is important to listen to Dr. Zubrin as well, is one of the clever and aware people.
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Is it possible that the root of political science claims is to produce white collar jobs for people who paid for an education and do not want a real job?
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#55 2026-04-10 18:25:14
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Re: Ask Robert Zubrin *Official Thread*
Thanks Robert. Perhaps this will also interest you: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … ORM=VAMGZC
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Pakistan Just Changed Everything || Peter Zeihan
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Geopolítica de Zeihan
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I feel it to be best to not add my own speculations at this time about these things.
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Is it possible that the root of political science claims is to produce white collar jobs for people who paid for an education and do not want a real job?
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#56 2026-04-10 21:01:20
- RobertDyck
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Re: Ask Robert Zubrin *Official Thread*
Did you notice his pattern of speech was slightly wrong? And the way he moved his hand was slightly wrong? I suspect this is AI, not actually Peter Zeihan. Peter's actual YouTube channel is "Zeihan on Geopolitics".
The video puts major spin on China working with Pakistan. Yes, China did build a road through the Himalayas. Yes, China rented land on the coast of Pakistan to build a major sea port. Yes, the purpose is to transport oil from the Indian Ocean to China. And finally, yes, China sent their army to "bother" the boarder between China and India, specifically to keep the Indian military busy and out of the way while Chinese workers built a road through the contested province of Kashmir, from Tibet into Pakistan. All that sounds like a bit fat hairy deal.
The catch is that road through Tibet is a winding single lane dirt road through the Himalaya mountains. Transporting oil along that road can only be done by truck. Not ship, not pipeline, not rail, just trucks. How much oil can be transported by truck along a single lane dirt road through the mountains?
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