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+Effective space ex is only possible with nuclear power. |
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+Newhall 15 Marissa (Director of Digital Strategy and Communications) “History of Space Nuclear Power” June 9th 2015 http://energy.gov/articles/history-nuclear-power-space JW |
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+You may not |
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+AND |
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+power plant reactors. |
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+Key to mars exploration |
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+Rudo 3: Nuclear Propulsion and What It Means to Space Exploration STANDARD END written by Brian Rudo on March 05, 2003 http://www.redcolony.com/art.php?id=0303050#Nuclear_Propulsion_and_What_It_Means_to_Space_Exploration |
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+Also at times |
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+AND |
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+nuclear thermal propulsion. |
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+Preserving the ability to colonize space outweighs every other impact – 10^14 human lives are lost every second we delay. |
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+Bostrom 3 Nick (Swedish philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, superintelligence risks, the reversal test, and consequentialism) “Astronomical Waste: The Opportunity Cost of Delayed Technological Development” Utilitas Vol. 15, No. 3 (2003): pp. 308-314 http://www.nickbostrom.com/astronomical/waste.html JW |
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+I. THE RATE OF |
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+AND |
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+of utilitarian payoff. |
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+Extinction’s inevitable on earth – space col solves multiple existential threats. |
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+Davies 10 Dirk Schulze-Makuch (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University) and Paul Davies (Beyond Center, Arizona State University) “To Boldly Go: A One-Way Human Mission to Mars” Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 12, 3619-3626. http://journalofcosmology.com/Mars108.html JW |
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+There are several |
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+AND |
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+chemical rocket technology. |
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+Extinction is inevitable on earth. |
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+Kaplan 15 Sarah (reporter for Washington Post) “Earth is on brink of a sixth mass extinction, scientists say, and it’s humans’ fault” Washington Post June 22nd 2015 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/06/22/the-earth-is-on-the-brink-of-a-sixth-mass-extinction-scientists-say-and-its-humans-fault/ JW |
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+A vast chunk |
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+AND |
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+many biodiversity benefits.” |
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+Mars colonization is possible – the resources are there and the environment is suitable |
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+Hender 10 – University of Adelaide, School of Mechanical Engineering (Matthew “Colonization: a permanent habitat for the colonization of Mars” http://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/handle/2440/61315 |
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+It has been |
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+AND |
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+production of food. |
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+We can terraform Mars |
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+Hawkes 92 (Nigel, writer at The London Times, The London times, January 25, “Planet X marks the spot”, lexis) |
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+Thanks to the |
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+AND |
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+plants could flourish. |