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Article #6773Re: Justification for the Space Program
From: James Borynec; AGT Researcher
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 05:39
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 05:39
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henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes: >In article <93002.204240SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> Graydon <SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> writes: >>A functioning economy (a whole one - heavy manufacturing, food growing, >>service sector, the whole nine yards) on the Moon is in a what military >>position with respect to the earth? >"Largely insignificant" is the description you are looking for. I disagree. I submit that a functioning moon colony will be able to dominate Earth orbit. The depth of the gravity well is just too big of an advantage. It would form the orbiting equivalent of the fabled "unsinkable aircraft carrier" j.b.
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