XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics   
   From: invalid@invalid.com   
      
   On 10/15/2016 3:17 PM, JF Mezei wrote:   
   > On 2016-10-14 14:09, Fred J. McCall wrote:   
   >   
   >>> If we had dilithium reactors, warp drive, replicators, and transporters   
   >>> the problem would be trivial.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Do you insist the effort for anything you do must be 'trivial'?   
      
   > Actually yes. Current discussions are for projects that would be   
   > launched now (the project) with early actual launches to Mars in a few   
   > years. (aka: as agressive if not more than sending a man on the moon   
   > within 7 years of announcement).   
   >   
   > And this means using tech that is basically available today with only a   
   > need to fine tune and scale it up. (eg: very large composite tanks).   
      
   there are some items that do not "scale up" easily or at all.   
      
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