Science Fiction > Science > Re: Timelines

Latest [ Topics | Posts ]

Post A New Topic

Post a Reply

Post 16 of 34 Topic 3334 of 3501

Re: Timelines

by Russell Wallace <russell.wallace.nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Feb 5, 2008 at 06:08 PM

John Schilling wrote:
> There are probably no companies capable of putting a spacecraft in
> orbit about Saturn in under ten years.

Why not? Didn't Cassini take something like 7 years in flight? That 
leaves three years to build a small, simple robot spacecraft - not 
develop from scratch, not invent new technology, but build using 
existing technology. Far more ambitious things have been done in less 
than three years.

34 Posts in Topic:

jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED

2008-02-02 14:21:27

Jack Tingle <wjtingle@

2008-02-02 18:07:38

Erik Max Francis <max@

2008-02-02 18:44:04

John Schilling <schill

2008-02-03 10:22:27

jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED

2008-02-03 18:28:04

George W Harris <gharr

2008-02-04 01:48:37

Erik Max Francis <max@

2008-02-03 13:27:29

Robert Martinu <invali

2008-02-04 08:36:52

John Schilling <schill

2008-02-04 18:57:29

Erik Max Francis <max@

2008-02-05 01:18:12

Keith Morrison <keithm

2008-02-05 15:34:41

Jack Tingle <wjtingle@

2008-02-05 18:39:44

John Schilling <schill

2008-02-06 17:26:32

raphfrk <raphfrk@[EMAI

2008-02-04 04:34:30

John Schilling <schill

2008-02-04 18:57:29

Re: Timelines

Russell Wallace <russe

2008-02-05 18:08:43

Robert Martinu <invali

2008-02-05 19:43:44

Russell Wallace <russe

2008-02-05 18:56:58

John Schilling <schill

2008-02-06 17:26:32

IsaacKuo <mechdan@[EMA

2008-02-06 18:19:32

Erik Max Francis <max@

2008-02-07 00:13:13

Brian Davis <brdavis@[

2008-02-05 04:53:28

John Schilling <schill

2008-02-05 18:52:09

IsaacKuo <mechdan@[EMA

2008-02-05 11:59:46

Robert Martinu <invali

2008-02-05 21:31:21

IsaacKuo <mechdan@[EMA

2008-02-05 12:57:51

Robert Martinu <invali

2008-02-05 22:59:45

Michael Ash <mike@[EMA

2008-02-05 16:27:07

Keith Morrison <keithm

2008-02-06 10:45:34

John Schilling <schill

2008-02-06 17:26:32

IsaacKuo <mechdan@[EMA

2008-02-05 14:19:27

Phillip Thorne <pethor

2008-02-06 22:42:16

Erik Max Francis <max@

2008-02-07 00:19:27

John Schilling <schill

2008-02-07 17:50:16

Post A Reply:

About - Advertising - Contact - Frequently Asked Questions - Privacy Policy - Terms of Use - Signup
tan13V112 Tue May 13 23:29:52 CDT 2008.