Re: starship-design: Mission types in a nutshell

[KellySt@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/25/97 1:00:14 PM, zkulpa@zmit1.ippt.gov.pl (Zenon Kulpa)
wrote:

>Sorry for making a series of stupid typos in the
>"Mission types in a nutshell" section of my previous posting.
>I wrote "Quarantee" instead of "guarantee" all over the text.
>Thanx Timothy for pointing out the mistake.
>In case somebody wants to put the text into one of 
>the LIT websites, please correct the mistakes, 
>or else ask me for the corrected version.
>
>Timothy also pointed out to me the fact that my comparison
>of a one-way mission with going to war is wrong.
>After thinking a little about it, I do agree - 
>the two differ considerably, here are the main differences,
>as I see them now:
>
>- going for a one-way mission you have CONSIDERABLE CHANCE 
>  to live through all your natural life span, 
>  though you have NO CHANCE to be buried 
>  in the land of your ancestors;
> 
>whereas:
>
>- going to a war you have CONSIDERABLY SMALLER CHANCE
>  to live all your natural life span, 
>  though you have CONSIDERABLE CHANCE to be buried 
>  in the land of your ancestors...
>
>Which one would you prefer?  ;-)
>
>-- Zenon

Number 2.  Its the only one you have any chance of  living a full life
expectancy in, or retiring from.  Also in 2 you presumably are dieing for a
better reason then to save the agencies return trip expenses (thou I doubt it
would be any cheaper).

Kelly