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Technologies for Moon mission useable for missions further out
Let's assume a new program for lunar missions is started. Let's also assume it is posited as Bush had did it, saying we are going to the Moon, and should go to more distant places after. What technologies could be developed for a Moon mission that would be useful for a Mars mission and/or a mission to the asteroids? Or another way to say this, what technologies that would be needed for going to asteroids or to Mars would be useful to have for Moon missions, even if the technology might not be worth the trouble to develop solely for lunar missions? For example, a few weeks ago, Fred J. McCall was proposing to use a cycler for missions to the Moon. A lunar cycler that would have been developed solely for lunar missions would not be of much use for going to Mars. But if you know that you are later going to Mars, then you can put some extras on the lunar cycler, such as having a garden where crops are grown and a solar storm shelter. Those would be valuable experiences in preparing for a Martian or asteroidal mission. It probably is not worth the trouble to do so if you are only going to the Moon. But if you are going to develop the technology anyway for Martian missions, might as well integrate them in the lunar mission. Another example might be an orbital fuel depot. The purpose of my question is to try to find the best way to return to the Moon and avoid it being Apollo redux. To make the next "small step for a man", a step towards God knows where. Alain Fournier |
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