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|    Joann Evans to Greg    |
|    Re: Transporting liquids and gases acros    |
|    07 Feb 04 17:12:12    |
      From: bondage@frontiernet.net              Greg wrote:       >       > cray74@hotmail.com (Mike Miller) wrote in message       > > For small quantities, what about teleoperated/robotic trucks? Find a       > > safe route, then have the trucks trundle back and forth between mine       > > and base.       >       > This is currently done in large open cast bauxite (Al ore) mines.       > Large trucks (ie 200+Tons ) drive roboticaly about 20-90 miles. At the       > mine its remotly operated.       >       > but first thing is first. We don't know if we need to cart anything       > anywhere on the moon yet.       >       > Greg                      And if we really need to move that much, that frequently over the       same route, some sort of rails would seem to be in order....                     --               You know what to remove, to reply....              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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