Comment Re:Time for Space tankers to start taking flight (Score 1) 555
What are you, and MBA or something? (this is a term of derision for me)
Why exactly is the return trip "technically infeasible"?
The hardest part about sending something heavy to another planet is getting it out of our atmosphere. Once in space, the force required to move something is drastically reduced. And you can get fuel there. By the way, (terra)geological hydrocarbon fuels aren't going to last for ever, so that cost equation doesn't stay the same over time.
Why exactly is the return trip "technically infeasible"?
The hardest part about sending something heavy to another planet is getting it out of our atmosphere. Once in space, the force required to move something is drastically reduced. And you can get fuel there. By the way, (terra)geological hydrocarbon fuels aren't going to last for ever, so that cost equation doesn't stay the same over time.
