Fred J. McCall wrote:

Brian Thorn wrote:

:On Thu, 21 May 2009 03:42:56 GMT, "Alan Erskine"
wrote:
:
: What you really want to do is... (wait for it) ... build a manufacturing
: plant on Mars. Once on Mars, you can use Martian materials, so you don't
: have to bring as much mass up.
:
:Or the Moon - nearer to Earth; no atmosphere at all (compared to Mars) and
:half the gravity of Mars. Also the Moon's closer to the Sun, so solar
:energy can be used for smelting materials and industrial processes.
:
:The two-week nights are the killer.
:

Start at the poles.

Where 13 day nights are the killer.

D.
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