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To: Paleo Conservative

What's the point of it all? We should turn the moon into a giant satellite station instead if we want to throw money away. We could build it with big, expensive remote controlled toys.
At least it won't fall out of orbit if we neglect it for a while, and taxpayers can at least view the colossal waste of their tax dollars with a cheap Wal-Mart telescope.


6 posted on 07/24/2005 1:42:34 AM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: Nathan Zachary
What's the point of it all?

The bottom line: humans civilization expanding though out space.

9 posted on 07/24/2005 2:12:23 AM PDT by demlosers (Allegra: Do not believe the garbage the media is feeding you back home.)
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To: Nathan Zachary

what do you mean by satellite station?


11 posted on 07/24/2005 2:27:59 AM PDT by I see my hands
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To: Nathan Zachary
What's the point of it all?

Survival of our species.
If we don't spread out one hit could take us out.

22 posted on 07/24/2005 6:02:46 AM PDT by ASA Vet (98C4K3)
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To: Nathan Zachary
What's the point of it all?

To learn more about this solar system we inhabit.

We should turn the moon into a giant satellite station instead if we want to throw money away. We could build it with big, expensive remote controlled toys.

???

Are you talking about using lunar resources or building a lunar base?

At least it won't fall out of orbit if we neglect it for a while,

Fall out of orbit? Some of the orbits we use will last far longer than all of recorded history.

and taxpayers can at least view the colossal waste of their tax dollars with a cheap Wal-Mart telescope.

A cheap Wal-Mart scope is not a good choice for looking at manmade structures on the moon. Even Hubble does not have the capability to view the descent stages and rovers left behind on the moon from the Apollo program.

25 posted on 07/24/2005 6:14:11 AM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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taxpayers can at least view the colossal waste of their tax dollars ...

There won't be much up there to view. As you should haver learned by now, all the money is spent RIGHT HERE IN THE USA providing jobs. (Ones that illegal alians don't qualify for).

Those engineering students (maybe your sons or duaghters) buy homes, cars, groceries etc. etc. etc.

What would you rather spend it on? Wellfare?

30 posted on 07/24/2005 5:24:13 PM PDT by konaice
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