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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by theseadroid on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @12:36PM (#22536942)
And its proximity is probably the most important factor?
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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by btkramer9 on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @12:47PM (#22537056)
I'm not so sure about that. It takes more delta-v to get to the moon than mars and both are still too far for immediate response to emergencies. Sure the moon has the advantage of emergency assistance of a few days (?) but I don't think that's more valuable than all of Mars's pros
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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by jbattle on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @01:06PM (#22537240)
> It takes more delta-v to get to the moon than mars

Is that true? I can't see how that'd be true, unless maybe you are considering aerobraking to enter mars orbit and parachutes for landing on the surface (?)

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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by kjs3 on Monday March 23, 2020 @11:27PM (#22671581)
It's hyperselective framing the argument: bork bork Delta-V bork...and let's just ignore the 6 months of travel time and logistics difference as though that doesn't exist. Then I get to be right!
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Re:Saturn's largest moon may be the only place beyond Earth ... by btkramer9 on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @01:12PM (#22537294)
yes with aerobreaking but I still believe that includes a propulsive landing after. The moon has no atmosphere so it has to be propulsive landing 100%
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