Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
I just have a hard time believing that we landed on the moon over 30 years ago using computers with as much memory as a simple calculator and also
doing so on our 1st try.

How much computing power do you think is needed to land on the Moon?

Nasa scientists say part of the reason we can't go to Mars right now is because of radiation, yet the moon should have more of it due to it's
closer proximity to the sun

The distance from the Sun makes little difference. It's the time one stays out in space is the issue. It takes a lot longer to get to Mars then it
does to the Moon. Radiation is also a problem for the upcoming Lunar missions, since they plan to stay for much longer periods then Apollo.

Anyone that believes that we went to the moon for a fact must also believethat technology in general has not advanced one bit since the early
70's

Huh? That doesn't make sense...

We supposedly went there 6 or 7 times in a row without failure
back then and now we are not able to?

Look up "Apollo 13". Plus all the other missions had there glitches and problems. And the reason we can't go back right now is because of a lack of
money.

If we truely did go there I guarentee all of you that we would have build some type of outpost there, just like we've build space
stations

Well that is the plan for the new Lunar missions.