NASA Planning Return to Moon Within 13 Years

NY Times ^ | September 20, 2005 | WARREN E. LEARY

[neverdem]

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How We'll Get Back to the Moon NASA

[Jalapeno]

We won't get moving on this until the Chineese are half way there.

[clee1]

What the hell for???

[My2Cents]

For the adventure and the discovery. For those who aren't inspired by a rejuvenated space program, there will always be reruns of "American Idol."

[clee1]

I just don't see the need, or benefit, in spending 100+ BILLION to go to the moon again.

If the $$$$ must be spent on NASA, spend it on something we haven't done before.

The "American Idol" comment was gratuitous and inane.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

American Idol doesn't cost us $100,000,000,000.

[Bogey78O]

My money is on the chinese getting there with a lot of dead "Sinonauts" (or whatever they're called). We'll probably beat them though.

[microgood]

What the hell for???

For hydrogen. There is a lot in the surface material.After transportations, costs, however, the price per gallon may be a bit high.

[zadox]

The "American Idol" comment was gratuitous and inane- but also pretty funny. I think the value of going or not going depends on what we do on the moon. If we're hitting golf balls and picking up nice rocks its a waste. If we getting ready to build a more permanent base - Get the High Ground, amoung other things- then it worth it.

[DoughtyOne]

I'll wager that I will be dead before we put U.S. citizens on on the moon again. And when we do they will be developing an international moon base on my grandchildren dime. As a young man I stupidly thought I'd make it to space one day. Thanks N.A.S.A.

How could an organization turn back the clock on space exploration by fifty years, kill twenty of it's own astronauts when any fool could have prevented it and yet still be the single entity for government funds for space exploration?

Un-friggen believable.

[clee1]

Agreed.

If we are going back just to upstage the Chineese, then it falls in the "been there, done that, bought the tee-shirt" category.

If there are valid, and valuable, mission objectives to be accomplished, then I can support it.

[taxesareforever]

NASA Planning Return to Moon Within 13 Years

Gotta get there once before you can return. (Everyone, I have my tin foil hat on)

[KellyAdmirer]

What about the space station? What about the whole "space truck" idea that was considered so important for thirty years? What about every other thing NASA has done since 1973?

The answer is, they were all mistakes. Every single thing NASA did since Apollo was a mistake. I find it incredible that NASA spent thirty years wasting time and money for what - for nothing.

The big question is, well, is this just another mistake? I think not, or rather, I hope not. But the only reason I think that is because finally, after thirty wasted years, NASA is simply continuing where it left off in 1973 - as it should have done all along.

[My2Cents]

The "American Idol" comment was gratuitous and inane.

It was meant to be insulting.

[clee1]

Since I don't watch American Idol, or any other mass market media pap, I wasn't insulted.

You'll just have to try harder next time.

[peyton randolph]

Kucinich: Space Cadet

[DrewsMum]

I just have one question,,,how come it has taken us this long to plan on going to the moon again?

[DrewsMum]

I am really looking for someone to please convince me that we did go in the first place,,,,,help please,,,i just don't believe it for the life of me

[WKUHilltopper]

This is moronic...why are we going back to the moon? If you wanna do something, shoot for Mars.

[BoBToMatoE]

The CEV is completely uninspiring.