tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751701228354902745.post7381393617260423518..comments2023-11-02T06:38:27.119-07:00Comments on Rambling on Topics I Know Little About: Space Elevator on the Moonglmoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17325848620520317038noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751701228354902745.post-87734671840888310002009-07-12T20:29:59.698-07:002009-07-12T20:29:59.698-07:00That would certainly be a big step up from whateve...That would certainly be a big step up from whatever the heck NASA's plan is right now.<br /><br /> I suspect that we will go through two new space shuttles though before flight is cheap enough that we can build the moon base though. NASA really needs priority one to be building a better space shuttle. After that everything gets easy.glmoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325848620520317038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8751701228354902745.post-57450700521759746492009-07-12T15:35:48.348-07:002009-07-12T15:35:48.348-07:00So really all of our space effort (money) right no...So really all of our space effort (money) right now should go into establishing technology for a self-sufficient moonbase. That would set the stage for mining etc. on the moon and transport of raw materials to orbit and beyond using an elevator that does not depend on theoretical materials. Repeatedly sending heavily-laden rockets against earth's gravity is a terrible way to interact with space.Justusnoreply@blogger.com