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To: combjelly who wrote (561002)	4/15/2010 4:23:38 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577553

But can men do it better than robots? I think not.

To: combjelly who wrote (561002)	4/15/2010 4:25:38 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577553

"I can't think of a better stepping stone for exploration than utilizing the Moon." I think a space station would be better than any gravity well, even the moon's. But, it really depends on how much water is there, and what we can realistically do with it. I don't see foreign space initiatives as bad. The more the merrier. If the Chinese start seriously getting into space, it will gain the military importance it had in the space race.

To: combjelly who wrote (561002)	4/15/2010 4:32:12 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577553

"By contrast, he said, he does not support a return to the moon:" This is something I don't agree with. We need to quantify the amount of recoverable water on the Moon and exploit it. I can't think of a better stepping stone for exploration than utilizing the Moon. How much water is there? When they sent a rocket recently into what was believed to be a water site, from what I remember, not much ice was found. And I am not talking about the visuals that were disappointing but rather the actual amount of ice that was released into the moon's 'atmosphere'. I thought it wasn't significant. Am I wrong?