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darkorange
If China succeeds in putting men on the Moon by 2020 that would make 70 years since last men on the Moon. Duhhh1
70 years!!! Does is not make it clear to you that Moon missions were staged back in 60th? Simply because the tech did not arrive there at that time to do so.
Pure logic.
Komodo
yeeah.. for those that can't watch the video, JW explains that NASA stated that the shadow on the moon where the flag pole is at is the shadow of the flag itself: how can this be since the soviet union put a flag on the space station and it was destroyed with less than a year and ...
our flag is still standing after 50 years & enduring cosmic radiation and being bombarded my micrometers ??
this and the cater has always been a few of the 100 questions that still remain ..
edit on 2-12-2013 by Komodo because: (no reason given)
Bilk22
Dude, you do realize putting a piece of machinery up there is one thing. Putting people up there is altogether different. But maybe you didn't know or understand that concept.
kurthall
darkorange
kurthall
reply to post by Komodo
We went to the Moon, and there are an awful lot of threads on the topic. As far as a Flag, I would say there is a difference between the moon and a space station. I am sure someone will fill you in.
Yeah, you did. The more time passes by the more ridiculous that statement is. Just think about it, 50 years ago USA went to the Moon? 50!!!! Up till now its a task no nation could undertake, not because no need to, there is always need to be there, but because tech challenges are enourmous. 50 years...Think about that.
Dude, you do realize we have had Rovers on mars for quite some time now, and have mapped allot of it too, and the moon is a hell of allot closer than mars. You are saying "Up till now its a task no nation could under take." The moon is 238,900 miles from the earth, Mars is 35 MILLION MILES AWAY, and you are seriously telling me we can just now get to the moon? LMAO, I am sorry dude your wrong.
Did you know that you can see pictures in color of Mars we have taken by our remote control rover? Or do we not have that tech yet? You my friend need to do some research. YES we were on the moon 50 years ago, and that is a hell of a lot closer than Mars.
cprnicus
Looking at the moons surface there is abundant evidence of crater erosion with time. It makes sense that most of this is from gravitational effects but also those effects stated from micro meteors and particles travelling at tens of thousands of mph? Makes me wonder why the flag is still there also. Either its made from the same stuff as Superman's cape or it's not there at all. Another DOH! for NASA?
atomsmasher
I was wondering about the Apollo 11 moon landing..... Imagine trying to shoot up some module from earth and dock it with an airplane.... it would be pretty hard nowadays.
darkorange
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70 years!!! Does is not make it clear to you that Moon missions were staged back in 60th? Simply because the tech did not arrive there at that time to do so.
mysterioustranger
Well then...all this Mars Rover talk and exciting photos? We arent really ON Mars either. Its being faked on a movie soundstage too like everything else moon related was...right?
If we couldnt make the shorter distance to the moon in 1st trials at space flight and landings.....then we could never-now be on Mars.*
*(Im being sarcastic...but see my point?) Personally? Im pro-Moon and pro-Mars, believing we reached both....
darkorange
Pure logic.
atomsmasher
I was wondering about the Apollo 11 moon landing..... Imagine trying to shoot up some module from earth and dock it with an airplane.... it would be pretty hard nowadays.
Back when they supposedly landed on the moon, when it was time to return to the circulating command spacecraft, the module on the moon had one chance to dock...well my question is did it really manage this mission?
Well I actually didn't say we didn't land men on the moon. I merely pointed out there is a very big difference between machinery and men when considering space travel. However one has to certainly consider the type of machinery we had 50 years ago. They used slide rules then. You cell phone has more processing power than the lunar module. Hindsight is 20/20 and looking at the stuff were claimed went to the moon, certainly begs some questions at the very least.
kurthall
Bilk22
Dude, you do realize putting a piece of machinery up there is one thing. Putting people up there is altogether different. But maybe you didn't know or understand that concept.
kurthall
darkorange
kurthall
reply to post by Komodo
We went to the Moon, and there are an awful lot of threads on the topic. As far as a Flag, I would say there is a difference between the moon and a space station. I am sure someone will fill you in.
Yeah, you did. The more time passes by the more ridiculous that statement is. Just think about it, 50 years ago USA went to the Moon? 50!!!! Up till now its a task no nation could undertake, not because no need to, there is always need to be there, but because tech challenges are enourmous. 50 years...Think about that.
Dude, you do realize we have had Rovers on mars for quite some time now, and have mapped allot of it too, and the moon is a hell of allot closer than mars. You are saying "Up till now its a task no nation could under take." The moon is 238,900 miles from the earth, Mars is 35 MILLION MILES AWAY, and you are seriously telling me we can just now get to the moon? LMAO, I am sorry dude your wrong.
Did you know that you can see pictures in color of Mars we have taken by our remote control rover? Or do we not have that tech yet? You my friend need to do some research. YES we were on the moon 50 years ago, and that is a hell of a lot closer than Mars.
I DO understand, I do think that if we can send "machinery" 35 million miles away 10 years ago, that it is pretty much a given that we could travel 238,000 miles with a few people 50 years ago. Also there are already plans in the works to send maned space craft to Mars. It will take about 7 months to get there. I think that is amazing. But okay you can think whatever you want. We went to the Moon and soon We will go to Mars too, and 50 years from the time we do get there will be people saying we didn't, and the cycle will start all over again. Sighedit on 2-12-2013 by kurthall because: (no reason given)edit on 2-12-2013 by kurthall because: spell