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dicktice

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From: Nova Scotia, Canada

Registered: 2002-11-01

Posts: 1,764

Re: Phobos and Deimos - Importance of preserving them

Having read: Red Mars and Green Mars and began reading but couldn't finish Blue Mars, I was struck by the cavelier treatment of those two handed-to-us-on-a-platter satellites, which would be so useful in the human exploration and settlement of Mars, not to mention later exploitation(s) I am sure will be apparent.... The "space elevator" proposition would of course place them in jepardy, so my thought it: scrape the elevator, as too vulnerable (see said Mars books) and substitute electromagnetic acceleration ramps on the volcanos, instead.

Byron

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From: Florida, USA

Registered: 2002-05-16

Posts: 844

Re: Phobos and Deimos - Importance of preserving them

I agree...let's keep those two little moons...

KSR's whole idea of building the space elevator on Mars with the moons in the way was a bit absurd in my opinion...as if that little wiggle-dance that elevator did would inspire confidence to anyone using it - not me! 

I'll stick with good old-fashioned shuttles, thank you very much... 

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clark

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Registered: 2001-09-20

Posts: 6,362

Re: Phobos and Deimos - Importance of preserving them

LOL.

A technophile declaring that some technology being "too new, damn fangled contraption of death..."

Back in my days, all we needed was a hundred tons of chemical propellant and a few years- now all you kids got them danged newclear rockets and you're whizzing to and fro- so I asks ya, what's the rush? We used to take our time, enjoy the radiation- you younguns don't have no respect for the old ways. Dang nabbit.