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From: wbpesch@ihuxp.UUCP (Walt Pesch)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Terraforming vs. Space Stations
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Date: Fri, 13-Jan-84 18:22:45 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 13 18:22:45 1984
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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I think the point to see is that it will be necessary to have industry
established in space in a very large scale to support free-standing
from celestial body space stations.  This support should definately
come from asteroids.  You have a surface to work without having to
import one.  You have raw materials.  Energy is free through solar
power.  I think economically this is the feasible way to support
free-standing space stations, not from the gravity well of Earth or
any other major gravity well.

                                          Walt Pesch
                                    AT&T Western Electric                                                                              AT&T Technologies
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