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Re:More Everything Forever by amanaplanacanal on Thursday April 24, 2025 @08:53AM (#43782127)
The moon would do the job at a lot cheaper price.
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Re:More Everything Forever by bryanlarsen on Thursday April 24, 2025 @10:03AM (#43782937)
Nope. Because of aero braking, Mars takes less delta v to get to and land on than the moon does.
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Re:More Everything Forever by amanaplanacanal on Thursday April 24, 2025 @12:50PM (#43784838)
Now I'm wondering why the Apollo program went to the moon if doing Mars is so much cheaper.
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Re:More Everything Forever by bryanlarsen on Thursday April 24, 2025 @06:48PM (#43788354)
Going is cheaper. Coming back is more expensive. And of course the 3-6 month travel time is a challenge.
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