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Stormrage

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From: United Kingdom, Europe

Registered: 2005-06-25

Posts: 274

Re: How far have you come?

I'm sorry if there is a similar thread. I couldn't find it. I want to know how far you guys have come to realise the Mars Direct idea. Did you guys get the money you needed to implement your ideas or was the whole thing about getting NASA and ESA do it instead?

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"...all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by."

Rxke

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2003-11-03

Posts: 3,669

Re: How far have you come?

Basically Mars Direct was/is Zubrin's way of explaining to  the world (and NASA of course)  that going to Mars can be done 'today' with existing tech, that you don't have to build huuuge spaceships for that.

There's no money for that in the Society. We're talking about a couple of billions here. Ad a lot of people say he's too optimistic with weight-requirements etc...

Stormrage

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From: United Kingdom, Europe

Registered: 2005-06-25

Posts: 274

Re: How far have you come?

Oh i get it. So in other words he is trying to convice NASA to see that going to Mars is possible NOW and better then going to orbit all the time.

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"...all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by."