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post Dec 22 2007, 05:52 PM
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This could take place before the Moon-landings: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace...ecbccdrcrd.html

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- PhilCo126   Manned Orion mission to an asteroid...   Dec 22 2007, 05:52 PM
- - GregM   It's a great idea, and worthy of pursuing. [P...   Dec 23 2007, 04:45 AM
- - Stu   That has to be the most ungainly, unbalanced, ugly...   Dec 23 2007, 10:00 AM
- - dvandorn   Actually, depending on the time frame, it doesn...   Dec 23 2007, 05:07 PM
|- - lyford   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Dec 23 2007, 09:07 AM) ...   Dec 23 2007, 06:21 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   I like Doug's module idea. But I have a differ...   Dec 23 2007, 05:26 PM
|- - centsworth_II   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Dec 23 2007, 12:26 P...   Dec 23 2007, 06:22 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Dec 23 2007, 10:22...   Dec 24 2007, 01:43 AM
- - nprev   Definitely agree that the astronauts for this woul...   Dec 24 2007, 01:57 AM
|- - ElkGroveDan   Don't forget Falcon 9 in these what-if scenari...   Dec 24 2007, 02:08 AM
- - nprev   Not to mention fairing diameters, loads, vibes, et...   Dec 24 2007, 02:37 AM
- - elakdawalla   I just have to add the totally unconstructive comm...   Dec 24 2007, 04:09 AM
- - nprev   ...well, I'm sure that Orion will get at least...   Dec 24 2007, 04:16 AM
- - ilbasso   The ISS modules are developed, but one thing that ...   Dec 24 2007, 03:46 PM
|- - David   QUOTE (ilbasso @ Dec 24 2007, 03:46 PM) I...   Dec 24 2007, 04:06 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (David @ Dec 24 2007, 04:06 PM) Oh ...   Dec 24 2007, 04:43 PM
|- - marsbug   Depending on the forthcoming US election results t...   Jan 19 2008, 04:51 PM
- - nprev   I'd bet that the astronauts would remain tethe...   Dec 24 2007, 03:53 PM
- - rogelio   Most asteroid rotation periods are in the neighbor...   Jan 19 2008, 10:05 PM
- - marsbug   I'd not considered that asteroids have their o...   Jan 19 2008, 10:28 PM
- - rogelio   (Crazy thought) Emplace a thruster on the asteroid...   Jan 19 2008, 10:57 PM
|- - marsbug   That makes sense, although I not sure I see it hap...   Jan 20 2008, 12:52 PM
|- - David   QUOTE (rogelio @ Jan 19 2008, 10:57 PM) (...   Jan 20 2008, 11:41 PM
- - Phil Stooke   The most obvious science to do on the asteroid wou...   Jan 21 2008, 12:28 AM
- - ilbasso   Just build the observatory out in deep space - you...   Jan 21 2008, 02:09 AM

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