Solving those problems close to home, and where there is a known supply of water (the moon has water) to drink and to split via solar generated electricity into hydrogen, a rocket fuel, and oxygen, what you must breathe to stay alive, makes old Luna both a great building site and a superb cosmic truck stop.
Did I miss something, thought the moon was dryier than the Sahara.
And, a damn sight easier to land on, than Earth.
Damn sight different, but just as hard.
A moon base, besides being a much easier launch pad than Earth, when compared to an orbital station offers a number advantages there, as well. Having a little gravity helps. It is much easier to build structures on the moon. Things (doorknobs, hammers) don't just driftt away.
I would think that if this is an advantage, it isn't a deal breaker.
Bush's space spending represents 1% of the U.S. budget.
All of NASA's budget is only 15 billion (only, he says) and 1/3 of it is spent on domestic research. President Bush's budget is not spent in space, it is spent on earth for space related projects.
Sorry water dragon, the super bowl got in the way of replying in a timely manner,,, LOL (It's never my fault)
Another one:
Reporting about the proposed billion dollar a year increase in NASA’s annual budget, and a new focus on the creation of a permanent moon base.
President Bush proposed a $1 billion increase in NASA's budget, and that was in the year 2009. Prorated over the next 5 years, that is $200 million a year.
