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Comment Re:On the Cheap (Score 1) 724

by arosboro on Thursday March 06, 2008 @12:38PM (#22664116) Attached to: Will Mars be a One-way Trip?

I found a link to the fueling station research: http://www.swri.org/3pubs/ttoday/spring99/mars.htm

from the article:

"The propellant required to inject the spacecraft from Earth orbit to the Mars transit trajectory is then 51.7 tonnes for the ISPP case and 130.3 tonnes for the non-ISPP option. In terms of total payload mass launched from Earth, the ISPP option would result in a 60-percent lighter vehicle -- just 86.8 tonnes, compared to 218.5 tonnes for a vehicle carrying its own fuel for the return trip. With current launch costs as high as $4.5 million per tonne ($2,000 per pound), the use of ISPP can save nearly $600 million."

Comment Re:or forest fires (Score 1) 51

by jverkoey on Tuesday October 24, 2006 @10:10PM (#16571194) Attached to: Sensor Grid Predicts Imminent Flooding

Hah! No way, what a chance encounter on slashdot. I've still got the final release of EFFF on TheJeffFiles. I still wear the TDA shirt too, heh, though it's starting to get a bit old and small now sadly. You should add me on msn, bloodright@msn.com. We can toss around any programming stuff we've been doing lately.

Slashdot Design Changes for Wider Appeal 854

Posted by CmdrTaco on Friday March 31, 2006 @08:24PM from the omg-i-heart-ponies-lol dept.

Our marketing department has done extensive research over the last 3 quarters and discovered that our audience is strangely disproportionately skewed towards males. Like, 98.3% males to be precise. To correct this oversight, we have decided to subtly tweak Slashdot's design and content to widen our appeal to these less active demographics. Don't worry! We'll still continue to serve our core audience, but we hope you'll work with us as we try to find a balance that will work for all.

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