For now, it istechnologically impossible to have a manned flight to Mercury.
2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, inThe Economist[1], volume407, number8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
A “moving platform” scheme[…] is moretechnologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays. This set-up solves several problems[…]
Sighted on Habitat 7, this unknown species has proven to be extremely dangerous. Their armor and equipment suggest atechnologically advanced species capable of spaceflight, while their battle tactics indicate attritional warfare with a centralized command.
