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"Peter Flass" <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> wrote:
>> On 19/10/2015 7:12 AM, Peter Flass wrote:
>>> Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
>>>> On Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 9:20:06 AM UTC-6, Peter Flass wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I did too.  I'm very disappointed.  Has anyone analyzed moon rock and 
>>>>> soil
>>>>> to see what it lacks to be able to grow crops (other than water)?
>>>>
>>>> I remember that some lunar material was tested through an attempt to 
>>>> grow plants
>>>> in it, and they did very well. This was a news report shortly after the 
>>>> Apollo 11
>>>> astronauts returned to Earth, I believe.
>>>>
>>>> John Savard
>>>>
>>>
>>> Now I see the ESA is going in with the Russians to build a manned Moon 
>>> base
>>> by 2030.  Bye-bye US lead in space.
>>>
>>
>> Imagine how much easier a Mar's trip would be with 20 years or so of
>> lunar testing behind us 2 days away from earth instead of assuming what
>> will happen and going 1 to 2 years away.
>>
>
> exactly!  Columbus was able to make a stop at the Azores on his way to
> America.

No point in doing that when going to Mars. 

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Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-16 15:29 +0000
  Re: Moon Farmers jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-10-17 13:22 +0000
    Re: Moon Farmers "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-18 05:06 +1100
      Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-18 11:20 -0400
        Re: Moon Farmers Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-18 11:48 -0500
          Re: Moon Farmers Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-18 19:08 +0000
  Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-17 12:23 -0700
    Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-18 11:20 -0400
      Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-18 17:38 +0100
        Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-18 13:20 -0400
      Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-18 11:53 -0700
        Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-19 07:12 -0400
          Re: Moon Farmers Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-10-19 09:37 -0400
          Re: Moon Farmers Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-10-19 09:42 -0400
            Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-19 11:54 -0400
              Re: Moon Farmers "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-20 10:12 +1100
          Re: Moon Farmers David Jones <djones60@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 07:47 -0700
          Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 10:58 -0400
            Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 10:10 -0500
              Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 11:26 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 13:52 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 15:09 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 14:53 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 16:06 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 18:46 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-19 16:54 -0700
                Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 21:02 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-20 11:25 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-20 07:25 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-20 10:32 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-20 11:55 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-20 17:01 +0000
                Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-20 10:23 -0700
                Re: Moon Farmers Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-20 13:25 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-20 19:43 +0000
                Re: Moon Farmers Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-10-20 16:51 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-21 03:08 -0700
                Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-21 09:54 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-19 20:14 +0100
              Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-19 11:40 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 13:53 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-20 10:11 +1100
            Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-19 11:54 -0400
              Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 12:07 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-19 12:41 -0700
              Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-19 12:35 -0700
            Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-19 16:08 +0000
              Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 13:22 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-10-19 18:53 +0100
                Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-19 18:54 +0000
                Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 15:20 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 14:54 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 16:07 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-19 21:14 +0100
                Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 17:51 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-20 09:35 +0100
                Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-19 20:22 +0100
            Re: Moon Farmers Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2015-10-19 15:40 -0400
              Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-19 12:43 -0700
                Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 15:59 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-20 07:25 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-10-20 12:13 +0000
                Re: Moon Farmers Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-10-20 18:04 +0000
                Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-21 14:21 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-21 19:52 +0000
                Re: Moon Farmers Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-10-21 15:13 -0500
                Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-21 17:19 -0700
                Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-22 10:03 +0100
                Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-22 11:53 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-23 06:29 +0100
                Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-22 17:46 +0000
                Re: Moon Farmers Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-23 05:57 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-22 09:39 -0700
                Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-22 17:48 +0000
                Re: Moon Farmers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-10-22 17:45 -0700
                Re: Moon Farmers "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-23 05:57 +1100
                Re: Moon Farmers Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-10-22 17:56 -0700
                Re: Moon Farmers "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-23 13:10 +1100
                Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-22 23:32 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-10-21 20:07 +0000
                Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-22 17:50 +0000
                Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-20 14:10 +0100
                Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-20 15:42 +0000
                Re: Moon Farmers Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-10-20 19:07 +0100
                Re: Moon Farmers Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2015-11-20 21:20 -0500
              Re: Moon Farmers Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-10-19 15:56 -0400
                Re: Moon Farmers JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 18:43 -0500
            Re: Moon Farmers Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2015-10-19 18:00 -0400
          Re: Moon Farmers "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-20 10:08 +1100
      Re: Moon Farmers Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-10-18 19:10 +0000
      Re: Moon Farmers "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-10-19 15:30 +1100
      Re: Moon Farmers scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-10-19 13:15 +0000
    Re: Moon Farmers Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-18 13:25 -0400

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