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Op-Ed | Supporting America’s plan to lead on the moon
Space News ^
| 4/4/2018
| John Thornton
Posted on 04/05/2018 7:16:50 AM PDT by Elderberry
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To: Elderberry
We can send all the moonbats up there!
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posted on
04/05/2018 8:37:13 AM PDT
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: Elderberry
We can send all the moonbats up there!
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posted on
04/05/2018 8:37:13 AM PDT
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: Elderberry
Are we going and then destroying all the tech and data again?
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posted on
04/05/2018 8:42:02 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: Elderberry
Don’t we already have a National Park on the moon?
To: Elderberry
Since the end of the shuttle program American astronauts have had to begs rides into space from the Russians and rely on Elon Musk for orbital payloads. In the mean time NASA has wasted billions on global warming BS and pandering to Muslims. In the last nearly 50 years since Americans first walked on the moon we haven’t done squat in exploring our nearest neighbor in space. There should have been permanent American bases on the moon decades ago.
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posted on
04/05/2018 8:55:06 AM PDT
by
The Great RJ
("Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher)
To: Elderberry
Public may support the idea....but wait until you show them the bill.
It’s expensive to pay twice as many second guessers as doers.
(difference between Apollo and now)
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posted on
04/05/2018 9:06:55 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
To: Elderberry
There is little or no value to the lunar surface to justify the expense of going there.
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posted on
04/05/2018 9:38:51 AM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: Elderberry; \/\/ayne; bmwcyle; Dalberg-Acton; The Great RJ; G Larry; clee1
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posted on
04/05/2018 9:43:29 AM PDT
by
generally
( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
To: generally
It is a method of stealing billions of dollars. There are more than you just found.
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posted on
04/05/2018 9:50:06 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: bmwcyle
That was my thought after watching the video.
I can see multiple purposes, but theft is #1.
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posted on
04/05/2018 10:29:54 AM PDT
by
generally
( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
To: generally
Green screen space at a billion dollar budget.
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posted on
04/05/2018 10:34:29 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: clee1
Since the Moon exists in a much lower gravity well than the Earth, there would be value in establishing a base in order to launch future expeditions to Mars or such from there. If hydrogen can be extracted from the lunar surface, then a fueling plant could be created and a stepping stone would be very valuable.
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posted on
04/05/2018 11:55:38 AM PDT
by
rednesss
(fascism is the union,marriage,merger or fusion of corporate economic power with governmental power)
To: Elderberry
Supporting America’s plan to lead on the moonThat a far country to be continually re-supplied. What advantage could there possibly be to have men (women) up there again?
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posted on
04/05/2018 5:47:15 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: The Great RJ
There should have been permanent American bases on the moon decades ago.Why?
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posted on
04/05/2018 5:47:57 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: G Larry
BINGO!
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posted on
04/05/2018 5:48:20 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: clee1
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posted on
04/05/2018 5:48:44 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: rednesss
Since the Moon exists in a much lower gravity well than the Earth, there would be value in establishing a base in order to launch future expeditions to Mars or such from there.
WHAT??!!??
What are you going to 'launch'?
Just WHERE does the fuel come from to 'launch'??
Just WHERE is the craft built that is going to be 'launched'???
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posted on
04/05/2018 5:50:32 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Elsie
Launch from Moon.
PFFT!
Sounds like a ZERO emissions vehicle scam to me!
Just moves it to a powerplant somewhere!
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posted on
04/05/2018 5:52:05 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: rednesss
Agreed.
But... what is the value of going to Mars? Does that value meet or exceed the MASSIVE expense?
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posted on
04/06/2018 11:44:41 AM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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