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My proposal by Kickstart2006-11-19 12:55:59
  A common sci-fi theme by tompaine2006-03-24 12:30:43
    If we're thinking of the same by hadji 2006-03-24 12:59:12
story (almost solely of ice), I think it was written by Asimov (or Clarke, but I'm pretty sure it was Asimov). If I recall correctly, they were doing it to break dependence on earth, because they wanted autonomy. It was kind of a secret, renegade plan, I think.

One of the things I found interesting was that they also used water as part of the propulsion systems, kind of like a jet ski in space.
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      I was thinking of that too. They were taking it by ChuckAB2006-03-24 13:04:49
        Right! That's it! by hadji2006-03-24 13:07:44
          Not sure. Will have to look it up by ChuckAB2006-03-24 13:16:55
            The Martian Way by basher202006-03-24 13:23:01
              by Asimov. (n/t) by hadji2006-03-24 13:25:50

 

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