Nasa to put man on far side of moon

Times of London ^ | 3/18/06

[KarinG1]

Thanks for the link. It's refreshing to see something both non-political and interesting.

[dr_who_2]

NASA is part of the problem as long as it continues to exist. It is a waste of money and resources. Entitlements are as well, but every voting block has their favorite program because it's clear to one and all that government is a reservoir of other people's money that's up for the taking, not a way for preserving our freedoms and protecting our property. BTW, Sagan did say "billions and billions" at some brain-dead talk that I mostly slept through back when I was in school.

[Paleo Conservative]

I think he, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter should be sent to the dark side of this planet.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Breathe, breathe in the air
Don't be afraid to care

How much is this going to cost us?

[dr_who_2]

Car exhaust makes some beautiful harvest moons, doesn't it?

[Names Ash Housewares]

Sagan in his own words....

"I never said it. Honest. Oh, I said there are maybe 100 billion galaxies and 10 billion trillion stars. It's hard to talk about the Cosmos without using big numbers. I said "billion" many times on the Cosmos television series, which was seen by a great many people. But I never said "billions and billions." For one thing, it's too imprecise." - Carl Sagan (1934-1996), Billions & Billions


My post #6 already covers why NASA is so important.......
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1598904/posts?page=6#6

[dr_who_2]

...and you just quoted Sagan saying "billions and billions".

[Spruce]

Your posts are b***s***.

Hahaha, don't edit yourself. Tell us what you really think. ;)

[dr_who_2]

If you can't figure that out for yourself, you must be the sort of person who owns the entire 20 volume VHS edition of Cosmos and never laughs at scenes where Mr. Sagan is waxing eloquent in his favorite turtleneck.

[dr_who_2]

Sagan in his own words....

"I can remember one occasion, taking a shower with my wife while high, in which I had an idea on the origins and invalidities of racism in terms of Gaussian distribution curves. It was a point obvious [sic] in a way, but rarely talked about. I drew curves in soap on the shower wall, and went to write the idea down. One idea led to another, and at the end of about an hour of extremely hard work I had found I had written eleven short essays on a wide range of social, political, philosophical, and human biological topics... . I have used them in university commencement addresses, public lectures, and in my books."


This is such fun.

[I Drive Too Fast]

Is that where Gary Larson got his ideas for his comic strip?

[Guenevere]

...so did Pink Floyd

[Spruce]

Just trying to inject a bit if levity. Chill.


p.s. I DO own a copy of the book, but have never read the whole thing. Puts me to sleep every time. So It's not useless.

[dr_who_2]

What do you think I'm trying to do?

[PAR35]

Someone accurately pointed out that we will make a more established trip this time, setting up at least temporary bases. Okay, well and good. It will be 2020, not 1980.

But you will have to take their word for it, since they are going to claim that they did it on the far side of the moon.

[DoughtyOne]

Damn, you would have to point that out. LMAO Good one.

[dr_who_2]

Gary Larson got his ideas from God almighty.