Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.13 $; site iuvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!jec From: jec@iuvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Re: Shoot the Moon Message-ID: <6300002@iuvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Jul-85 16:43:00 EDT Article-I.D.: iuvax.6300002 Posted: Thu Jul 4 16:43:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Jul-85 09:46:14 EDT References: <2378@mordor.UUCP> Lines: 14 Nf-ID: #R:mordor:-237800:iuvax:6300002:000:689 Nf-From: iuvax!jec Jul 4 15:43:00 1985 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 I.U. Dept. of Linguistics Phone: (812) 335-6458 401 Lindley Hall (812) 332-3514 Bloomington, IN. 47405