Well, people finally seem to be getting serious again about
space development. Strategies for making fuel and solar cells
out of available materials were discussed at a recent conference
at the Colorado School of Mines.
This is along the lines of my arguments for Space Development Paths:
http://www.aeiveos.com/~bradbury/Papers/SDP.html
For the rocket engineers on the list, I can't resist offering up:
Borowski, S., "The Feasibility of 24-hour Commuter Flights to the Moon
Using Nuclear Thermal Rockets with Lunox Afterburners":
http://www.mines.edu/research/srr/2001abstracts/Borowski.htm
Robert
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