Time to return to the Moon?

[Ripsnort]

Heh, we're both wrong...developed in 1938:
http://www.dupont.com/teflon/newsroom/history.html

[Tumor]

?... who say's we havent been back to the Moon? (or don't have something going on there)?  

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Tumor
?... who say's we havent been back to the Moon? (or don't have something going on there)?  

Earth-based telescopes

[qts]

If you get that huge telescope to space, why the heck do you want to mount it on the moon? Why not just leave it there in space orbit around the Earth?

Because if you mount it on the far side of the moon - or in lunar-stationary orbit on the far side - then you eliminate all that pesky Earthlight.

[midnight Target]

Don't forget Tang!!:D

[10Bears]

Baring Sabres discussion I will miss at the con..
I proposed the shuttle reconecting some fuel in orbit and transporting some kind of landing vehicle in its bay.
Knowing absolutly nothing about it......I just wondered why. I had assumed that reaching orbit was more difficult then leaving it. Maybe that is incorrect.


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Pongo

Pongo has the best idea -- 1st shuttle delivers a booster rocket to the space station in it's cargo bay. (it's BIG barely fits) 2nd shuttle attaches rocket to it's rear and already has the lander in it's bay. Off they go..  In fact the booster rocket can be reused placed back in storage at the station.

A manned moon telescope station should be placed on the dark side.

The best deal is to go to Mars. They discovered water there. Where there's water theres' life. How do you get around the 6 month travel times?

All just to fulfill one dead presidents dream on landing on the moon.(and one that damn near got us wiped off the face of the earth, good thing he died in office, he woulda been slated as the worse president ever, probably surpassing Clinton)

You can't be serious. JFK gave us vision. Something lacking in the current leadership. You are of course aware he cut taxes. All kinds of stuff you take for granted in modern life come from the space program.

[Eagler]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
There was quite a bit of outcry from the public when we did go to the moon, hell, even "Fly like an Eagle" was anti-Nasa (Steve Miller Band).

never heard that before, can you point me to some ref's on this Rip?

thanks

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by 10Bears


You can't be serious. JFK gave us vision. Something lacking in the current leadership. You are of course aware he cut taxes. All kinds of stuff you take for granted in modern life come from the space program.

I'm serious.  Did JFK invent the space program like Gore did the internet?  I suppose to you left wingers....read up on the origins of the manned flight space program, the only thing JFK did was say "Hey, thats a great idea, I'll get the funding for it since we have no deficit after having Eisenhower in office for 8 years, as a matter of fact, I'll cut taxes too since Ike did a damn fine job".

JFK's vision was landing on the moon.(would have been done regardless of who entered office in 1960)  Bush's vision is keeping your bellybutton in tact so it doesn't get blown up by another terrorist.(Again, doesn't matter who got elected, whatever president would have met the same "vision" for your future)

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Eagler


never heard that before, can you point me to some ref's on this Rip?

thanks

nope, other than going off of memory during the nightly news during that era. The media ate that stuff up.  There were all sorts of public outcry (mainly from the liberals) that we should be "feeding the starving children in the world rather than spending millions for the space program"

[midnight Target]

Originally posted by Ripsnort


nope, other than going off of memory during the nightly news during that era. The media ate that stuff up.  There were all sorts of public outcry (mainly from the liberals) that we should be "feeding the starving children in the world rather than spending millions for the space program"

True enough, I remember some protests against the Apollo program. But saying there was "all sorts of public outcry" is a little misleading. Kind of like saying there were all kinds of pacifists protesting during WW2. Probably similar percentages in both cases.
Now after Apollo 14, there was considerably more protest. We had been there - done that. The public lost interest soon after, and that level of fantastic awe we felt in July 1969 has never really returned.
I like the idea BTW, I think we should continue into space in a big way. Expanding our horizons will expand our possibilities.

[LePaul]

Originally posted by midnight Target
Don't forget Tang!!:D

LOL Good one!

[weazel]

Originally posted by Ripsnort


I'm serious.  Did JFK invent the space program like Gore did the internet?  I suppose to you left wingers....read up on the origins of the manned flight space program, the only thing JFK did was say "Hey, thats a great idea, I'll get the funding for it since we have no deficit after having Eisenhower in office for 8 years, as a matter of fact, I'll cut taxes too since Ike did a damn fine job".

JFK's vision was landing on the moon.(would have been done regardless of who entered office in 1960)  Bush's vision is keeping your bellybutton in tact so it doesn't get blown up by another terrorist.(Again, doesn't matter who got elected, whatever president would have met the same "vision" for your future)  

[Udie]

Originally posted by Ripsnort


Earth-based telescopes

 pink floyd

[Dux]

Remember, guys... the far side of the moon is not always dark. If it were, we'd have a full moon constantly, from Earth's perspective.

[funkedup]

Just subcontract it out to China.  They can do it cheaper than NASA.  And unlike the Rooskies they won't have to take along a half dozen space tourists to pay for it.