Comments on: ISROundabout http://marcvz.net/blog/2009/01/06/isroundabout/ Valar Dohaeris! Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:26:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adithya http://marcvz.net/blog/2009/01/06/isroundabout/comment-page-1/#comment-17569 Adithya Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:45:30 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/?p=1460#comment-17569 They will fail a thousand times before they can get He-3 from the moon. They might as well wait for some other country to do it and get blackmailed while trying to buy it from them. They will fail a thousand times before they can get He-3 from the moon. They might as well wait for some other country to do it and get blackmailed while trying to buy it from them.

]]> By: Marc http://marcvz.net/blog/2009/01/06/isroundabout/comment-page-1/#comment-17568 Marc Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:08:46 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/?p=1460#comment-17568 This isn't very practical. Does the unimaginable cost and risk in operating moon missions offset the gain? Is it not much simpler to work on efficient use of existing natural resources? This isn’t very practical. Does the unimaginable cost and risk in operating moon missions offset the gain?

Is it not much simpler to work on efficient use of existing natural resources?

]]> By: Xavier http://marcvz.net/blog/2009/01/06/isroundabout/comment-page-1/#comment-17567 Xavier Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:35:48 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/?p=1460#comment-17567 true they are experimental and also true that they havnt been able to sustain a fusion reaction for more than a few minutes. but what im saying is that by the time they find the he-3 on the moon and get the technology to bring it back here, these experimental fusion reactors would have made way for commercial ones. these are very long term projects theyr talking about here. should take them 30 - 60 years atleast true they are experimental and also true that they havnt been able to sustain a fusion reaction for more than a few minutes.

but what im saying is that by the time they find the he-3 on the moon and get the technology to bring it back here, these experimental fusion reactors would have made way for commercial ones.

these are very long term projects theyr talking about here. should take them 30 – 60 years atleast

]]> By: Marc http://marcvz.net/blog/2009/01/06/isroundabout/comment-page-1/#comment-17566 Marc Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:11:54 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/?p=1460#comment-17566 You should read your own links, Xavier. From what I can see, those are not fusion reactors but experimental technologies that might be used in the creation/working of a fusion reactor in the future. You should read your own links, Xavier. From what I can see, those are not fusion reactors but experimental technologies that might be used in the creation/working of a fusion reactor in the future.

]]> By: George http://marcvz.net/blog/2009/01/06/isroundabout/comment-page-1/#comment-17565 George Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:47:42 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/?p=1460#comment-17565 None of which use Helium as fuel. None of which actually generate more energy than they consume. Nope, still pretty funny, IMO. I also hate to explain a joke, but the funniness of the whole situation arises from the fact that the Chandrayaan mission had certain clear objectives - none of which include setting up a moon base fuelled by He-3 in order to send people to Mars!¹ Man, you should have read that article (Times of India or Indian Express or Mumbai Mirror or something), it was crazy funny. ¹ Which the chairman did mention in the actual interview, the sensationalised version is probably what G made that statement on. None of which use Helium as fuel. None of which actually generate more energy than they consume.

Nope, still pretty funny, IMO. I also hate to explain a joke, but the funniness of the whole situation arises from the fact that the Chandrayaan mission had certain clear objectives – none of which include setting up a moon base fuelled by He-3 in order to send people to Mars!¹

Man, you should have read that article (Times of India or Indian Express or Mumbai Mirror or something), it was crazy funny.

¹ Which the chairman did mention in the actual interview, the sensationalised version is probably what G made that statement on.

]]> By: Xavier http://marcvz.net/blog/2009/01/06/isroundabout/comment-page-1/#comment-17564 Xavier Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:45:20 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/?p=1460#comment-17564 Fusion reactors are not such a joke and there have been experimental ones since 1956. even india has one operational since 1989 and another being built. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak and the latest next generation of sustainable fusion reaction design is being constructed by a consortium of 7 nations including india. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITER not so funny after all is it. Fusion reactors are not such a joke and there have been experimental ones since 1956.

even india has one operational since 1989 and another being built.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak

and the latest next generation of sustainable fusion reaction design is being constructed by a consortium of 7 nations including india.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITER

not so funny after all is it.

]]> By: George http://marcvz.net/blog/2009/01/06/isroundabout/comment-page-1/#comment-17563 George Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:12:47 +0000 http://marcvz.net/blog/?p=1460#comment-17563 To be fair, he also said that his grandmother called him nallakutty. No, seriously. I was wondering where the whole thing was going at that point. To be fair, he also said that his grandmother called him nallakutty. No, seriously. I was wondering where the whole thing was going at that point.

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