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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (33)1/1/2001 2:16:18 PM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (2) of 23908
 
but as I remember it costs $3000 to get a pound to geosynchronous altitude. That's only 22,000 miles- -not the 225,00 to the moon

Well, once you get the payload beyond escape velocity and into orbit, I can't see there being much more expense in getting to the moon.

It's that first 25,000mph that's the most difficult to achieve.... :0)

Btw, if they ever decide to move forward with deploying magnetic "mass driver" technology, the cost per pound will be significantly less.

Regards,

Ron
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