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Buzz Aldrin: Why we should leave the Moon alone and settle Mars instead
Daily Mail ^ | 07/06/09 | Claire Bates

Posted on 07/06/2009 5:24:26 PM PDT by KevinDavis

Nasa astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, has urged the world to forget about returning to our nearest satellite and head to Mars instead.

'Why do we want to go to go back to the Moon?' he asked.

'Some nations want to go for prestige to say they are 'first' in space exploration in the 21st century and they want Nasa to compete with them.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: astronaut; buzzaldrin; mars; moon; nasa; space
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To: se_ohio_young_conservative

There is so much wrong with your statement that I have no idea where to start.


21 posted on 07/06/2009 5:45:44 PM PDT by datura ("Against all enemies, both foreign and domestic")
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To: KevinDavis

yup Alpha Centauri and use atomic explosion propulsion as designed by Freeman Dyson.


22 posted on 07/06/2009 5:46:18 PM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: KevinDavis

The “Fix earth first” crowd seems to think that human nature will allow them to fix earth before we ever do anything again.

War is a beautiful example. Humans have been fighting wars for thousands of years. Persians gathered up armies and walked thousands of miles to fight with people they had never encountered before. Its pretty likely that Neanderthals slaughtered others of their kind when they came into conflict.


23 posted on 07/06/2009 5:46:44 PM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: KevinDavis

I no longer believe that we will make it to Mars. We are devolving. Simply look at what’s in power.

Libs are the best proof there is to demonstrate that human brains are on their way back to Neanderthals. No brains=no road trip to Mars.


24 posted on 07/06/2009 5:47:15 PM PDT by Gator113 (I live in "one of the largest Muslim countries in the world." Imam Obama told me so.)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Tangcro! It tastes sorta like metallic orange juice and sticks to everything! Wait, that’s the original Tang. Never mind.


25 posted on 07/06/2009 5:47:55 PM PDT by Richard Kimball (We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
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To: cripplecreek; All

I use to think the Fix earth first wimps use to be only libs, not any more.


26 posted on 07/06/2009 5:49:21 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Can't Stop the Signal!)
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To: se_ohio_young_conservative

You may get your wish. I believe I heard O has cut some NASA funding. Apparently NASA doesn’t employ ACORN folks.


27 posted on 07/06/2009 5:49:28 PM PDT by dforest (Anyone dumb enough to have voted for him deserves what they get.. No Pity!)
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To: cripplecreek

The fastest thing we’ve experienced was a solar flare that made it here in 15 minutes. According to Wiki, that’s about a third the speed of light.


28 posted on 07/06/2009 5:51:55 PM PDT by wastedyears (The Tree is thirsty and the hogs are hungry.)
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To: Vaquero; KevinDavis; SunkenCiv

How bad would it be for a nuclear propulsion spacecraft to explode during ascent?


29 posted on 07/06/2009 6:02:59 PM PDT by wastedyears (The Tree is thirsty and the hogs are hungry.)
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To: wastedyears

Light from the sun takes about 8 and a half minutes. Pretty good time for around 93 million miles.


30 posted on 07/06/2009 6:09:28 PM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: cripplecreek

A solar flare takes more time than light?


31 posted on 07/06/2009 6:13:19 PM PDT by wastedyears (The Tree is thirsty and the hogs are hungry.)
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To: wastedyears

Yeah. A solar flare has mass and to date we have seen absolutely nothing that can exceed the speed of light.


32 posted on 07/06/2009 6:15:56 PM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: wastedyears; Vaquero; KevinDavis; SunkenCiv
How bad would it be for a nuclear propulsion spacecraft to explode during ascent?

If I read their theory on this, they're talking about a, "Project Orion," craft that uses nuclear explosions while already in space. Liftoff would still involve an H/O2 chemical rocket.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, folks.
33 posted on 07/06/2009 6:19:13 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (30-year smoker, E-Cigs helped me quit, and O wants me back smoking again?)
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To: KevinDavis

Hey Buzz, as someone who’s been in the Space Biz almost as long as you, there is no constituency for either.

The cost of sending robots is about 10% - 20% sending of men, depending on whether the robot needs to return or not.

The marginal gain is not worth the marginal difference.

Obama has already allocated that money to making people dependent on the government to ensure a permanent voting block. There is no room for productive pursuits.


34 posted on 07/06/2009 6:21:01 PM PDT by G Larry (ObamaCare = "DYING IN LINE!")
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To: indylindy
Apparently NASA doesn’t employ ACORN folks.

LOL!

I dont need to 'splain it, Lucy. Just LOL!
35 posted on 07/06/2009 6:28:26 PM PDT by Canedawg (FUBO)
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To: RandallFlagg; All

If we use that type of propulsion my guess the ship will be built in space.


36 posted on 07/06/2009 6:36:14 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Can't Stop the Signal!)
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To: KevinDavis

Buzz wants to be the first man on Mars and Armstrong strongarmed his way into the number one position on the Moon.


37 posted on 07/06/2009 6:41:17 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (The sun glinted off chiseled pectorals sculpted during four weight-lifting sessions each week and...)
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To: KevinDavis

38 posted on 07/06/2009 7:12:07 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: se_ohio_young_conservative

yes we do have money to spend on space. To explore. To push our boundaries. To dream and inspire dreams in others.

But that promotes indepedence and individuality. To be what we each want to be, not what government says it should be.

When the money we spent on AIG is more than NASA’s whole budget......we have much money to spend on space. We decide not.


39 posted on 07/06/2009 7:25:58 PM PDT by morkfork (Candygram for Mongo)
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To: RandallFlagg

Not bad at all actually. The nuclear material can be sealed in little blocks. They had one that worked in the 60’s. Seen it firsthand. Stuck my head up the nozzle. But it never went into production.

Actually pretty darn safe statistically.


40 posted on 07/06/2009 7:28:35 PM PDT by morkfork (Candygram for Mongo)
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