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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
Member # 31

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The "Odyssey" series starts out great, and goes rather downhill as it progresses...

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The359
The bitch is back
Member # 37

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Yes, the Tsien was cylindrical, with engines mounted on the sides (I seem to remember them being described as bubble shaped).

And, yes, 3001 really destroyed the "power" of the Monolith with that little virus stunt. And the creators of the Monoliths wouldn't be restricted by light-speed really. Plus TMA-0 technically shouldn't exist, since it was said to have "dissappeared" during the opening of 2001. And so on and so on...

Plus most of the book centered on "What would the 4th Millennium be like?" then the actual plot.

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MIB
Ex-Member

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Exactly. Clark really wasn't trying as hard as he could have with 3001.

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Dukhat
Hater of Stock Footage
Member # 341

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If it weren't for budget problems I'm willing to bet money on the probability that Russia would be 5 to 10 years ahead of us when it comes to space exploration.

I hate to disappoint you, MIB, but that simply isn't true. After the Cold war ended, American scientists were invited to view the inside of several older Soyuz capsules. The technology was about on par with American 1920's railroad trains. Also, safety precautions for the cosmonauts were literally non-existant. You can argue that this was all due to the budget, but there were many other issues as well.

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colin
Active Member
Member # 217

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I think only two nations can field a space expedition: the USA and China. Both are resource rich and have a large economy.

When my mother and I discuss the first expedition to Mars, we don't see the USA on that mission. Our dreams are greater than our ambition.

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First of Two
Better than you
Member # 16

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Yes, Russian tech was behind the times.

However, I am reminded of something I heard that a Russian cosmonaut said to an American astronaut back in the Skylab days...

"You americans make spaceship like expensive swiss watch. Many features. Drop watch, watch break."

"We russians build spaceship like Mickey Mouse watch. Does very little. Drop watch, watch stop. Pick up watch and shake. Watch go."

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MIB
Ex-Member

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Originally posted by targetemployee:
I think only two nations can field a space expedition: the USA and China. Both are resource rich and have a large economy.
When my mother and I discuss the first expedition to Mars, we don't see the USA on that mission. Our dreams are greater than our ambition.

Actually. If I remember correctly, China has a GDP of less than 1 Billion dollars a year.

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Sol System
two dollar pistol
Member # 30

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4.8 trillion dollars, actually, according to some people who get paid for knowing that sort of thing.

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