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"We are committed to human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and look forward to developing the next generation of systems to take us there," NASA adminstrator Charlie Bolden said in a statement.
Originally posted by AQuestion
reply to post by consigliere
Dear sonsigliere,
Next generation to take us there not the last generation that we used 40 years ago. If you live in California or Florida then you know people that worked on the moon missions, they happened. If you consider how many people worked on them, how many people saw them in person and how many people would have to be lying, it would blow your mind.
If we had not been there, the Russians would have been the first to point it out before the world. It was very expensive to go there and with all our technology, we could do it better today; but, to what end? Should we return to the moon without a plan and without it providing something useful? I am willing to consider developing it to allow us to go further into space; but, we are not ready to go far enough. Technology has to catch up to make traveling 20 light years make any good sense.
Originally posted by AQuestion
reply to post by consigliere
Dear sonsigliere,
Next generation to take us there not the last generation that we used 40 years ago. If you live in California or Florida then you know people that worked on the moon missions, they happened. If you consider how many people worked on them, how many people saw them in person and how many people would have to be lying, it would blow your mind.
If we had not been there, the Russians would have been the first to point it out before the world. It was very expensive to go there and with all our technology, we could do it better today; but, to what end? Should we return to the moon without a plan and without it providing something useful? I am willing to consider developing it to allow us to go further into space; but, we are not ready to go far enough. Technology has to catch up to make traveling 20 light years make any good sense.
Originally posted by consigliere
Originally posted by AQuestion
reply to post by consigliere
Dear sonsigliere,
Next generation to take us there not the last generation that we used 40 years ago. If you live in California or Florida then you know people that worked on the moon missions, they happened. If you consider how many people worked on them, how many people saw them in person and how many people would have to be lying, it would blow your mind.
If we had not been there, the Russians would have been the first to point it out before the world. It was very expensive to go there and with all our technology, we could do it better today; but, to what end? Should we return to the moon without a plan and without it providing something useful? I am willing to consider developing it to allow us to go further into space; but, we are not ready to go far enough. Technology has to catch up to make traveling 20 light years make any good sense.
Using this rationale,,,what is the point of any of it? Why try and go to Mars? Why build a space station?
Originally posted by consigliere
I can understand what you guys are saying,,,but he says "Human Exploration,beyond low Earth orbit".The key word to me is "exploration". Our current mission is not exploring the universe but building an international space station.So for him to say this,makes me think we havent "explored" beyond low Eart orbit,,,,,but i could be wrong
...but he says "Human Exploration,beyond low Earth orbit".The key word to me is "exploration". Our current mission is not exploring the universe but building an international space station.
Originally posted by Illustronic
Originally posted by consigliere
I can understand what you guys are saying,,,but he says "Human Exploration,beyond low Earth orbit".The key word to me is "exploration". Our current mission is not exploring the universe but building an international space station.So for him to say this,makes me think we havent "explored" beyond low Eart orbit,,,,,but i could be wrong
Sorry, you ARE mistaken. Did you read the whole article? Are you like 12 or something? Can you do math without a calculator? Did your first experience in school have a video monitor display? Do you have any grasp of the concept of finance? Return of investment or anything grounded like that?
Have you ever browsed NASA.com?
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by consigliere
You seem to be stumbling over this:
...but he says "Human Exploration,beyond low Earth orbit".The key word to me is "exploration". Our current mission is not exploring the universe but building an international space station.
The comment was just to express the desire and goal to continue exploring beyond LEO. After all, Apollo was around 40 years ago, and that only scratched....heck, barely poked at, the surface of "exploration".
Space is vast, and difficult....and, in real terms that people can relate to..."expensive". The will is there, the technology (again) is certainly feasible, but.....it is a huge investment of "money". Which, is an impediment.....
The ISS is certainly a platform of usefulness, if it would only not be hamstrung by the ever-present budget constraints.
Further manned exploration is still going to be challenging, but it will happen. Perhaps not as rapidly as many of us would have hoped, though....obviously. Because of those same budgetary restraints, robotics have been used instead of Humans. This, while useful in gathering some data, ultimately isn't the same.......
Originally posted by consigliere
reply to post by AQuestion
I can appreciate everything you are saying.Actually I have a great deal of respect for the things you said.I am just curious if you have ever seen this A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Moon
Whether you believe it or not,it does make one think.Also its refreshing to see compassion for our fellow man
God Bless
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by consigliere
Please!!!!
I finished my post, above...and then saw your reference to that travesty of a "doc"umentary. It is a terrible, terrible mish-mash of mistakes, lies and misconceptions....
Shall I go on??