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From: jec@iuvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Shoot the Moon
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Date: Thu, 4-Jul-85 16:43:00 EDT
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	Seems to me that it would be a shame to waste all that impact
energy and also be made to sift through the lunar soil for the
materials.  I would think it would be better to go with a two stage
trip to the moon.  First make an accelerator to put the materials in
Earth orbit and then build a collector to gather it up.  Every once in
a while you could send a large shipment to the moon saving on delivery
vehicles and probably fuel.  Not to mention you could get away with a
much cheap accelerator.  Not cheap, but cheaper.

James E. Conley			Usenet: {ihnp4,pur-ee,purdue}!iuvax!jec
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