The next missions to the moon, page 7

Originally posted by samkent

Basically there is nothing on the Moon that we need now or in the foreseeable future.

In fact a base on the moon would give the army the best advantage, they would have every country in the world under their feet. they would just have to wait until the earth's rotation brings the country of choice right under. Then they could just drop a bomb from the moon...

By the way are any of you members pilots...www.abovetopsecret.com...
they are looking for a few good men...

reply to post by mkkkay

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It would be good for retaliatory strikes.

Any enemy that knows about it would have to launch at the moon first to get your lunar sites and that is a nice 'heads-up'.

*Also, the moon doesn't have to be lined up properly, adjustments can be made in transit to make the rocket # the right places

reply to post by zazenlife

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NASA is planning on a mission to take off in 2020 and land on jupiters moon named Europa.
There is an ocean on this moon under its icy surface.
zazenlife.com has very interesting articles on this.

I'm sorry but they were just dreams.
They have no probe.
They have no designs for a probe.
They have no funding for this mission.

I think the future of mans moon missions are private ventures...subsidised of course by governments money.

www.msnbc.msn.com...

"He explained how private companies can work in conjunction with major space exploration programs to make significant profits. NASA will pay upfront the $100 million needed for his company’s trip to the moon, in exchange for help with a water exploration project. Once on the moon, the company is then free to take contracts from any group interested in space exploration, allowing for gains of over $170 million — a $70 million dollar profit after costs.

And with cost-cutting exercises slashing government budgets, the opportunities for private companies to get in on the action are growing.

"If you go back to the early 2000s, NASA had a plan for eight lunar exploration missions at $1 billion each," Ranger continued. "We are doing this for sub $100 million, so we can really dramatically save for them."

"And then we open up—there are a lot of other commercial entities that want to do low gravity experimental research, other experiments from the moon because of its unique characteristics. So we can meet both sets of requirements very cheaply, and therefore make quite a large profit," he said."


Now were talking...going to the moon, not because its there, but because there is money to be made by doing it!
And no one dissagrees I am sure that private companies can do it sooooo much cheaper than governments, and the governments can still kick in some to push the new private sector investments forward.

And we have to get there ASAP before the space NAZIs attack!!!! www.ironsky.net...

reply to post by NGC2736

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its like they know somethings going to happen to earth that they arent telling us.

reply to post by Xcouncil=wisdom

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Someone should organise some kind of public international moon colonisation committee. a senior and youth council with the aim to promote moon colonisation and campaign for volunteering to live on the moon so becoming a moon colonist can be open to the public.

That would be awesome.
Especially with the diversity of races. It would also enabe people from countries without space programs to participate.

Sound cool or what

reply to post by SpaceBoy97

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Yes it does. I still hold out hope that private industry will develop truly cheap access to space. It will open a door to inovation and invention the likes of which has never been seen. Combining that with the energy and adventurousness of youth... The mind boggles!

reply to post by BobAthome

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*Sigh*

xkcd.com...

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