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Originally posted by Paul_Richard
That the U.S. military has interstellar flight capability and what a shame it is that this knowledge is being kept from the public.
Originally posted by Paul_Richard
That the U.S. military has interstellar flight capability and what a shame it is that this knowledge is being kept from the public.
Originally posted by darkbluesky
In your opinion, why is this information being kept from the public?
By the way, it's being kept from the public quite unsuccessfully as evidenced by the number of web sites, books, and discussion forums like ATS, where it's openly discussed daily.
He has no evidence whatsoever that he saw as much as a single byte of "interesting" data.
Originally posted by johnlear
Originally posted by yfxxx
He has no evidence whatsoever that he saw as much as a single byte of "interesting" data.
Sorry yfxxx, no points for you. But thanks for tying.
Originally posted by johnlear
Originally posted by yfxxx
And you idiot didn't even try
Yfxxx there is no reason for insults here on ATS. We may have our disagreements but all we're talking about here is ideas.
I told you that I felt the secret space stations were launched from other facilities. Maybe larger parts were launched from Antarctica.
I know that you are probably still unhappy over losing the moon gravity argument but that is no reason to call me an idiot. Actually, I bested you didn't I?
Originally posted by johnlear
Originally posted by yfxxx
He has no evidence whatsoever that he saw as much as a single byte of "interesting" data.
Sorry yfxxx, no points for you. But thanks for trying.
Originally posted by darkbluesky
By the way, it's being kept from the public quite unsuccessfully as evidenced by the number of web sites, books, and discussion forums like ATS, where it's openly discussed daily.
This is a report of a work in progress. So far as the author is presently aware, this topic has not been previously addressed. Proprietary work by NASA or others may, however, exist that address similar topics.
This work placed a total 129 tons initial base for both the in-crater and crater rim installations, as well as a 90 tons “marshalling yard” at the Earth-Moon L-1 libration point. For launch services, the results of an in-house Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle study were used. It is called Aquila. This vehicle can deliver over 50 tons to low Earth orbit from the Kennedy Space Center, using a combination of Space Shuttle and Delta IV-Heavy components.
A second stage of the Delta IV-Heavy vehicle was used to deliver 15 tons payloads from Earth orbit to docking at L-1. By so doing, no “new start” systems are needed beyond those of the L-1 station and the LRB itself, provided the Aquila and Crew Exploration Vehicle have been previously developed. At L-1, three of these once-used stages are fitted with landing gear and other elements needed to produce a highly capable Lunar Vehicle and it is refueled from propellants delivered from Earth to place the base and to provide a single visit of a six person crew[/b[ to aid the robotic operations necessary to produce a fully functional base.
A Mars mission departing from L-1 with mass of 686 tons can be placed on the trans-Mars trajectory expending lunar-origin propellants and just one of the Lunar Vehicles, requiring an additional 13 Aquila launches. This will permit dual Mars spacecraft to be used for each mission with a 28% mass margin over a single, similar mass vehicle departing from low Earth orbit.
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Originally posted by johnlear
I know that you are probably still unhappy over losing the moon gravity argument but that is no reason to call me an idiot.
Actually, I bested you didn't I?
Originally posted by zorgon
Now it has often be said that why would we use "old fashioned out of date expensive rockets instead of the "antigravity" ships...
Very simple answer really... Anti gravity ships would be no less expensive than rockets, indeed most likely much more so that conventional rockets due to the nature of the materials involved...
Second they would not necessarily be well suited for simple cargo transport. You wouldn't use a Yacht to carry ore, personnel (workers) or simple cargo.
Third...The workers at Area 51 are flown in on a simple unmarked passenger plane... so too you would take ordinary workers by the "old fashioned" transports to better keep the secret... besides there is no rush for cargo transit, you would save your good ships for the elite and the military....
Under the guise of "satellite" launches one could send a lot of stuff etc as clearmind pointed out the shear number of launches is astonishing, and the existence of at least ONE movable floating sea platform changes things completely
The South Pacific is vast and mostly dead. There are vast expanses where ships can be days apart, and no fish bother swimming in. Yeah....a mobile aquatic platform is definitely the key.
Wonder if there are any other floating bases out in the great blue sea?
Originally posted by zorgonNow we are talking secrets launches...
How about launching from a moving platform at sea? You can go anywhere with one of those...
How about just use the gravity drive ships?