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|    Mike Combs to Rodney Kelp    |
|    Re: A Moon base is too far; an asteroid     |
|    04 Feb 05 12:54:22    |
   
   From: mikecombs@nospam.com_chg_nospam_2_ti.retro.com   
      
   "Rodney Kelp" wrote in message   
   news:mZSdnctIcfAXmZzfRVn-gw@adelphia.com...   
   > Well if you had a moon base you could go and fetch an asteroid and bring   
   it   
   > to the moon and process it.   
      
   Are you processing the asteroid into products for use on the lunar surface?   
   Because if the products are intended for use anywhere else, better to   
   process the asteroidal material in orbit than on the lunar surface.   
      
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   Mike Combs   
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   much sense, but we do like pizza.   
      
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