XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics   
      
   In sci.physics Serigo  wrote:   
   > On 10/16/2016 8:25 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:   
   >> In article , jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com   
   >> says...   
   >   
   >>> In sci.physics Jeff Findley  wrote:   
   >>>> In article , jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com   
   >>>> says...   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> In sci.physics Jeff Findley  wrote:   
   >>>>>> In article <4vt0dd-dap.ln1@mail.specsol.com>, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com   
   >>>>>> says...   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>    
   >>>>>>>   
   >   
   >>>> return ship can produce liquid methane and LOX from the CO2 atmosphere   
   >>>> and H2 brought on the ship.  If we end up going that route, just keep   
   >>>> leaving nuclear reactors on Mars brought from earth on the transport   
   >>>> ships.   
   >>>   
   >>> Yes, just keep sending reactors until you have enough power, however   
   >>> that is not going to be cheap.   
   >>   
   >> Well, we've moved from "not possible" to "possible but not cheap".   
   >> Progress!   
   >   
   > liar.   YOU have not shown, nor demonstrated, that it is possible.   
      
   It is obviously possible to transport a reactor to Mars.   
      
   The question is how is it to be done; lots of small assembled reactors,   
   large reactors in pieces, something in between?   
      
   Likely one would want to ship the fuel separately, perhaps all in one   
   shipment to minimize the red tape of putting nuclear material on a rocket.   
      
      
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