Re: SPACE/IDEA FUTURES: Is the Pluto Mission a silly idea?

From: Damien Broderick (d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Wed Dec 05 2001 - 17:48:05 MST

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[sending again:]

At 10:25 AM 12/4/01 +0100, Amara wrote:

>Robert wrote:
>>Now here is the rub. It isn't supposed to get there until 2020.
>
>Why do you make this an issue? The outer solar system is a loooooong
>distance away.

Robert's point is that the technology he (as a singularitarian) expects to
see available by 2010 or 2015 will make the loooooong trip not only much
faaaaaaaster but also muuuuuuuch cheaper.

Damien Broderick

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