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   From: ml_news@ddnospamddml1dd.co.uk.dd.retro.com   
      
   Guth/IEIS~GASA wrote:   
   > This lunar goal is worth supporting, even if it's via our resident   
   > warlord. Though as for starters, we may need some actual lunar science   
   > data that's of "real time".   
   >   
   > "Deploying dozens of small javelin lunar probes on the cheap"   
   >   
   [...]   
   >   
   > I believe such small/compact probes can be engineered to survive these   
   > sorts of deployment impacts, as well as sufficiently immune to such   
   > horrific radiation, and of their avoiding meteorite impact, as their   
   > odds are greatly improved upon by the sheer fact that these compact   
   > probes represent such a small target, though eventually they'll each   
   > be pulverised by something.   
      
      
   [Moon science delivery]   
   Interesting idea Guth...   
      
   But for what science beyond what we already have?   
      
   Is this of greater importance than ISS or exploring the rest of the   
   solar system?   
      
   Should we not be exploring the 70% unexplored of our own planet first?   
      
      
   Regards,   
   Martin   
      
   sci.astro.seti   
      
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