A Water World? (Warning: This Post Contains 'Science')

revlove wrote:

"\The Commentator//" wrote in message
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"Robert J. Kolker" wrote:

"Moderate Mammal" wrote in message
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Anyway, an interesting article from today the 29th discussing the
possible phenomena of significant amounts of water on Mars. Can't
comment too much as I'm more or less in the Bio camp. OTOH, if there
*is* usable water on the Red Planet then indeed the concept of us
going
to Mars is raised to a most poignant level. For me anyway. IIRC, one
of
the most difficult obstacles in sending a mission to Mars was the
transportation of needed water.

In a way it is irrelevent. With our current blast off and coast
technology
in which most of the trip is in free fall by the time the astronauts get
to
Mars their bones are in dreadful shape and they are thoroughly
irradiated by
solar flares. In short, a trip to Mars, with our current technology, is
a
suicide mission and it really does not make any difference if there is
water
waiting for the travelers or not.

Bob Kolker

Micro-g is not a long term problem. The Russians have had a man in
orbit for up to 14 months, and he managed to walk away from the Soyuz
after landing.

There is a lot of data out there, obviously you are not familiar with
it.

Indeed. "Yuri V. Romanenko, a conscientious exerciser, who landed after 329
days aboard Mir, later performed a one-arm handstand after being nagged by
reporters."

~rev

Do you have a source for that? Interesting story if true.

Thanks.

"\The Commentator//" wrote in message
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revlove wrote:

"\The Commentator//" wrote in message
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"Robert J. Kolker" wrote:

"Moderate Mammal" wrote in message
...
Anyway, an interesting article from today the 29th discussing the
possible phenomena of significant amounts of water on Mars. Can't
comment too much as I'm more or less in the Bio camp. OTOH, if
there
*is* usable water on the Red Planet then indeed the concept of us
going
to Mars is raised to a most poignant level. For me anyway. IIRC,
one
of
the most difficult obstacles in sending a mission to Mars was the
transportation of needed water.

In a way it is irrelevent. With our current blast off and coast
technology
in which most of the trip is in free fall by the time the astronauts
get
to
Mars their bones are in dreadful shape and they are thoroughly
irradiated by
solar flares. In short, a trip to Mars, with our current technology,
is
a
suicide mission and it really does not make any difference if there
is
water
waiting for the travelers or not.

Bob Kolker

Micro-g is not a long term problem. The Russians have had a man in
orbit for up to 14 months, and he managed to walk away from the Soyuz
after landing.

There is a lot of data out there, obviously you are not familiar with
it.

Indeed. "Yuri V. Romanenko, a conscientious exerciser, who landed after
329
days aboard Mir, later performed a one-arm handstand after being nagged
by
reporters."

~rev

Do you have a source for that? Interesting story if true.

Thanks.

Sure
do...http://www.marssociety.org.au/amec20...full_paper.htm

~rev