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If the one specialist in your mission dies and it takes 8 years to send a new one, that's not called an effective replacement.
by frandroid 9y ago
If the one specialist in your mission dies and it takes 8 years to send a new one, that's not called an effective replacement.
- Teever 9y agoHas it ever taken 8 years to send something to the moon?
- ryandrake 9y agoAt least in the US, if we urgently needed to send something to the moon in 8 years, we would not be able to do it. Between politically making it happen, deciding who spends the money on it, choosing a contractor that represents the right disadvantaged special interest group, years of contract negotiation, town hall discussions, environmental impact studies, project management failures, budget overruns, pork barrel carve-outs and jobs programs for various congresspeople's districts, etc. it would take way more than 8 years.
- khedoros1 9y agoDepending on how you count, e.g. May 1961 (Freedom 7 flight) to July 1969 (Apollo 11 flight), yes.
- valuearb 9y agoIt doesn't take 8 years to get to mars unless you are waiting for the most efficient orbits with chemical rockets. NERVA was built and successfully tested 50 years ago, and it will get you to mars in a few months.
- pvaldes 9y agoJust send the information and teach a new specialist onlune. (And don't forget to take an ebook-reader with you in the spaceship with an extensive e-books library).