Andrew Coates
Andrew Coates
dramatic effects quite space station
The knock-on effects to the International Space Station are quite dramatic ... (long delays) could potentially be a show-stopper for the whole thing.
born came earth means sorts venus water
Venus was born with the same sorts of constituents as Earth, which means there was some water in the environment. Some more probably came in from comets.
earth extreme models physics provides test venus
Venus provides an extreme test for the atmospheric physics models that we have for Earth.
atomic hydrogen leaving molecular oxygen resulting split water
As water comes off the rings, it is split by sunlight; the resulting hydrogen and atomic oxygen are then lost, leaving molecular oxygen.
gone investment otherwise until waste
Otherwise the investment which has gone in has been a waste up until now.
ask complete lots needs putting resources scientific space station worries
In general, one has to ask why complete the International Space Station anyway. One worries about putting lots of resources into that because it diverts resources from the scientific exploration which needs to be done.