Author Topic: China to land on moon (Read 892 times)

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #30 on:** March 08, 2007, 11:49:13 AM »

Well someone needs to give NASA a kick in the pants. Perhaps this could start another space race.

If things don't change, the private sector is going to pass up NASA for manned space flight in the next couple decades.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #31 on:** March 08, 2007, 12:22:47 PM »

I have been advocating the plausible denialbility of moon rock bombardment of china for the last decade. If we let them get there first it will mean nothing good.

Halo · « **Reply #32 on:** March 08, 2007, 01:18:14 PM »

Not one joke about a cheese mine. This is a really sophisticated forum.

Charon · « **Reply #33 on:** March 08, 2007, 02:15:24 PM »

They have to do something with all those dollars they are sucking out of the US.

Charon

eagl · « **Reply #34 on:** March 09, 2007, 03:40:09 AM »

Anyone remember Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"? There were two main cities, one run essentially as an open prison by a future version of the UN, and one called "Hong Kong Luna", which was a modern free society.

Interestingly enough, when the free citizens of the moon revolted, they won by tossing steel canisters full of rocks at Earth. Pretty damn plausible with technology that we already have in large part.

Squire · « **Reply #35 on:** March 09, 2007, 09:38:00 AM »

"heck all the good real estate will be gobbled up by then."

It will be like the .com bubble though, prices through the roof and huge annual increases in value.

...untill they find out there is no plumbing.

...or air.

Great view though. Hey I wonder if you can invest in a time share?