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U.S. Planning Base on Moon To Prepare for Trip to Mars
Washington Post ^
| 03/26/06
| Guy Gugliotta
Posted on 03/26/2006 9:07:34 AM PST by KevinDavis
HOUSTON -- For the first time since 1972, the United States is planning to fly to the moon, but instead of a quick, Apollo-like visit, astronauts intend to build a permanent base and live there while they prepare what may be the most ambitious undertaking in history -- putting human beings on Mars.
President Bush in 2004 announced to great fanfare plans to build a new spaceship, get back to the moon by 2020 and travel on to Mars after that. But, with NASA focused on designing a new spaceship and spending about 40 percent of its budget on the troubled space shuttle and international space station programs, that timetable may suffer.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mars; moon; moonbase; space
To: RightWhale; Brett66; xrp; gdc314; anymouse; NonZeroSum; jimkress; discostu; The_Victor; ...
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posted on
03/26/2006 9:08:08 AM PST
by
KevinDavis
(http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
03/26/2006 9:12:34 AM PST
by
King Prout
(many complain I am overly literal. this would not be a problem if so many were not under-precise)
To: KevinDavis
Let me be the 2,000,000th to propose we name it "Clavius."
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posted on
03/26/2006 9:13:37 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
("If I were a Cuban, I'd certainly be on a raft," Isane Aparicio Busto)
To: KevinDavis
The plan was proposed over two years ago and has been law of the land for a year and a half. It seems to be news to some here and there.
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posted on
03/26/2006 9:15:02 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
To: KevinDavis
putting human beings on Mars.
For the purposes of......?
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posted on
03/26/2006 9:16:54 AM PST
by
trubluolyguy
(Islam is a Cult of Death that has been infiltrated by a few non-violent believers.)
To: NonValueAdded
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posted on
03/26/2006 9:18:04 AM PST
by
mbennett203
("Bulrog, a tough brute ninja who has dedicated his life to eradicating the world from hippies.")
To: mbennett203
Think Kubrick, you young pup!
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posted on
03/26/2006 9:21:55 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
("If I were a Cuban, I'd certainly be on a raft," Isane Aparicio Busto)
To: KevinDavis
Good news; We're going to the moon again.
Bad News; An EPA bureaucrat is going along.
/s
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posted on
03/26/2006 9:30:17 AM PST
by
Condor51
(Better to fight for something than live for nothing - Gen. George S. Patton)
To: Condor51; All
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posted on
03/26/2006 9:32:09 AM PST
by
KevinDavis
(http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
To: mbennett203; NonValueAdded
Yeh, you know
Arthur C. Clark........
2001, a space Odyssey..
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posted on
03/26/2006 9:32:43 AM PST
by
roaddog727
(P=3/8 A. or, P=plenty...............)
To: KevinDavis
Yawn! Why does the government have to do this? Especially NASA?
There is not one compelling reason for the US government to return to the Moon or to go to Mars (other than just going there)
Why not open up near space to the public by providing tax incentives and awarding grants to companies, which accomplish specific goals in commercial space travel?
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posted on
03/26/2006 10:28:13 AM PST
by
texson66
("Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing." - Lord Moulton)
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