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> NEOs are
>believed to contain large quantities of water, carbon, other life-support
>materials and metals. Thus, with proper processing, NEO materials could
>in principle be used to resupply the ISS, produce rocket propellant,
>manufacture tools, and build additional ISS working space.
They couldn't build more working space, that requires a manufactured system.
Even water could likely be shiped up to the station cheaper and more safely
them it could be suplied by this.....
... Oh wait, their is no launch cost for water. Its just caried along on
shuttle flights to carry crew or other suplies. The extra weight isn't
significant, and causes no real increse in shuttle costs.
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In a message dated 3/26/02 5:09:41 PM, lparker@cacaphony.net writes:
> NEOs are
>believed to contain large quantities of water, carbon, other life-support
>materials and metals. Thus, with proper processing, NEO materials could
>in principle be used to resupply the ISS, produce rocket propellant,
>manufacture tools, and build additional ISS working space.
They couldn't build more working space, that requires a manufactured system.
Even water could likely be shiped up to the station cheaper and more safely
them it could be suplied by this.....
... Oh wait, their is no launch cost for water. Its just caried along on
shuttle flights to carry crew or other suplies. The extra weight isn't
significant, and causes no real increse in shuttle costs.
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