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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2009, 04:50:53 AM »
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"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish."--John F Kennedy, 1961
Wish the current generation of leaders had more balls. If they were properly committed, we could be at Mars by the end of the next decade.

We could have been there since long.  :(
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2009, 05:05:32 AM »


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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2009, 05:23:13 AM »
Poor little doggy.  :(
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2009, 04:04:58 PM »
But brave.
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2009, 04:05:42 PM »
 :agreed:
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #20 on: July 20, 2009, 06:32:37 PM »
If we could establish a lunar launch platform--or even one at the ISS--then getting to Mars would be relatively easy. It would still be a matter of months in transit, though, and as more than one commentator has pointed out, our national/planetary short attention span would probably result in a post-launch "ho-hum" response.
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #21 on: July 20, 2009, 06:35:35 PM »


What are the benefits of space exploration? I wasn't aware that there were any.
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #22 on: July 20, 2009, 06:38:23 PM »
In about 2.5 hours Pacific, it will be 40 years since Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on another planet.  :respect:  
Will raise a glass at that time.

Sorry should have said "solar body" or "another world." The Moon is definitely not a planet.  :asthing:
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #23 on: July 20, 2009, 06:43:49 PM »
Benefits of space exploration--here's a short list:

Microcomputer technology (necessity due to limited cabin space on lunar vehicles), Sped up development of smaller as well as faster computers for scientific, business and personal use.
Brain/body imaging/scanning technology. How else are you going to monitor your astronauts' heart rates, body temps, etc. from 240,000 mi away?
Age of the universe. Has now been traced back to within microseconds of "Big Bang."
Finding out what would be needed for humans to be able to live in space for months/years, esp. in zero and low-gee environments.

Robert Heinlein wrote an excellent article on this subject called "Spinoffs." It was originally published by OMNI magazine and appears in his Expanded Universe collection.

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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #24 on: July 21, 2009, 06:59:09 PM »
I watched the moon landing when I 6 years old.

I even had a space helmet.
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #25 on: July 21, 2009, 07:02:24 PM »
The moon landing was a hoax :zoinks:
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #26 on: July 21, 2009, 08:20:07 PM »
Quote from: parts on July 21, 2009, 07:02:24 PM
The moon landing was a hoax :zoinks:
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
« Reply #27 on: July 22, 2009, 02:29:15 AM »
Quote from: punkdrew on July 20, 2009, 06:38:23 PM
In about 2.5 hours Pacific, it will be 40 years since Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on another planet.  
What planet?

I have wondered why astronauts went to the moon only that once.
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
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Re: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing 7/20/09
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