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NASA has secretly been working on a plan to develop a manned outpost on the far side of the moon, but the lofty plan has been kept quiet until after the presidential election, according to media reports.
According to Space.com, the plan has probably already been cleared by the Obama administration. Officials kept the plan under wraps in case Mitt Romney won the presidential election.
The plan would set up a manned station in an area of space called the "earth moon libration point," CNN reported. The spot is a point in space where the gravitational forces of the moon and Earth are roughly balanced.
The location would give the U.S. a presence in deep space that could double as the last stop before more ambitious missions, such as a trip to asteroids or beyond, according to Space.com.
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Originally posted by roadgravel
secretly been working... has been kept quiet...
kept the plan under wrap...
Never a straight answer, it seems.
Nailed it.edit on 9-11-2012 by zilebeliveunknown because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by MystikMushroom
reply to post by projectvxn
Agreed!
However, the snippet in the OP called the dark side of the moon "deep space" I'm not so sure I'd consider the moon "deep space".
They probably have something up there already and are breaking us in slowly.
However, the snippet in the OP called the dark side of the moon "deep space"
Originally posted by rickymouse
I thought we were still in a Recession. Why make plans to spend a lot more money on something not necessary?
Originally posted by rickymouse
I thought we were still in a Recession. Why make plans to spend a lot more money on something not necessary?
Originally posted by rickymouse
I thought we were still in a Recession. Why make plans to spend a lot more money on something not necessary?
Originally posted by projectvxn
reply to post by hezro
Not to delve too much off topic, but increased spending can only be good if there is money to spend.
While I'm all for spending money on NASA, the money has to come from somewhere, and if there's no way to pay for it, then there's no way to pay for it.
More debt, despite what the "consensus" might be among keyensian economists is certainly not good for either space exploration in the future, or the fiscal health of the nation now.
I wholeheartedly believe in the promise of a national space agency. Such ventures, however, must be paid for.