Nasa challenges Moon hoax claims

BBC News Online ^ | 11/07/02 | Dr. David Whitehouse

[Burkeman1]

Quite simply it is cost and benefit. Having been there six times at six different areas of the Moon and taken all the rock and soil samples that we could - it is just not worth it to go back. We wouldn't learn anything new and the technology and political will doesn't exist for permnanent lunar facility (the cost of resupply would be astronomical.)

And another freeper was right as well. Though mineral rich and ripe for mining- it is simply not economically feasible to exploit the moon currently. It currently costs about $10,000 to put one pound of payload in space. The amount of equipment, material, supply, and fuel needed to even put a small base on the moon capable of supporting 3 people full time is just not viable economically.

But as research into certain carbon compounds that are a tenth the weight of the strongest steels and metals and hundreds of times stronger continues - perhaps one day we will be able to design spacecraft the size of football stadiums that weigh as much as just one space shuttle- and the cost of putting substantial amounts of men and material into space will drop to economically viable levels.

[EggsAckley]

there are still wackos out there who believe the Earth is flat.

Yeah, and they're still teaching that in the Islamic Madrasses. LOL!

[GunRunner]

Allright, what about this one. THIS IS PROOF I TELL YA! CONCLUSIVE PROOF!! /sarcasm

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[Jeff Gordon]

Did Tom Hanks really fly around the moon? Curious minds need to know.

[GunRunner]

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[Falcon4.0]

Because the Poverty Pimps want ALL of the MONEY!

[Bommer]

If NASA really wants to settle this once and for all, all they need to do is aim the Hubble telescope to the Sea of Tranquility and focus in on the decarded lower lunar module and the flag. Great that they would rather piss more tax payer money away on something that could be either proved or debuncked with a simple turn of a space telescope.

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

Ha. None of the local fruitcakes would be convinced by a NASA picture.

[ASA Vet]

Could you answer this again please.

[Burkeman1]

Nothing would convince them- these are clinacally sick people. It ain't about empircal evidence at all. Belief that the lunar landings were staged is a fanatical cult like belief impervious to facts and reality.

[MrNeutron1962]

Yes, like maybe 30 or 40 years from now. At that time maybe the moon will have something we need and can't easily get on earth.

[Mike-o-Matic]

   The moon is made of spam.

... or so Hormel would have us believe.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

LOL!!

[MrNeutron1962]

"If NASA really wants to settle this once and for all, all they need to do is aim the Hubble telescope to the Sea of Tranquility "

I don't think the Hubble can resolve objects that small at that distance. However, I understand that the new four mirror scope in the Chilean Andes can. But, observing time and access being what it is, and having no real scientific reason to do it, I'm not holding my breath waiting for these conclusive photos. Most of us believe that we went there anyway, its just the "Face of Mars" crowd that doubts it. I doubt pictures from earth would satisfy them anyway.

[colorado tanker]

it doesn't seem to have anything we need Whaddya mean? Everyone knows the Moon is made of green cheese. We could lessen our dependence on French cheese by importing Moon cheese. Sell it wrapped in tin foil for the conspiracy theorists.

[RightWhale]

just the "Face of Mars" crowd that doubts it

Even Hoagland, who popularized the Face, has no patience with those who doubt the moon landings.

[elbucko]

Does it matter at all whether Buzz Aldrin and the others walked on the moon?

It does if you are using a computer. Especially a laptop or PDA.

The Moon shot made miniaturization mandatory. Otherwise Freepers would need to add onto their homes to house their 500Hrtz/10kb computers.

[u-89]

Your Tax Dollars at Work

[elbucko]

People that believe the moon landings were fake, should be shot on the sets were the moon landings were faked.

[RightWhale]

Yeah, I know. Nevermind that the military was using computers then, too, and building stuff just as complex or more complex than Apollo.