In sci.space.policy Stephen Souter wrote:
In article ,
"Dr. O" dr.o@xxxxx wrote:

"JimO" wrote in message
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USA Today (Oberg): "Think outside moon-Mars box: Maybe visit asteroid"

Asteroid? That'll never happen. A moon has much more clout than some rock
flying through space, even if it's more challenging. It's a psychological
kind of thing.

"The White House plan, detailed in internal documents, also
mentions the possibility of sending humans to asteroids or
moons of Jupiter."
--http://www.space.com/news/bush_science_040114.html


That proves they are not taking this at all seriously. An interstellar
probe to Alpha Centauri is right now way more feasible than sending men
to moons of Jupiter. Not that comparing impossibles is all that useful.

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Sander

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