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NASA administrator has ‘no idea’ why China is going to far side of moon that is ‘always in dark’
Washington Examiner ^
| April 25, 2024
| Heather Hunter
Posted on 04/25/2024 11:52:32 AM PDT by packagingguy
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is being mocked for suggesting the far side of the moon is always “dark” and can’t explain why China is interested in exploring that part of the moon.
“What do you think the Chinese are trying to get at, at the back side of the moon?” Rep. David Trone (D-MD) asked Nelson at a congressional hearing last week.
“They are going to have a lander on the far side of the moon, which is the side which is always in dark. Uh, we’re not planning to go there,” he said.
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TOPICS: China; Front Page News; Government; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: billnelson; ccp; china; clueless; darksideofthemoon; davidtrone; lowiqvoters; maryland; moon; moonbattery; nasa; ourleaders; russia
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To: who_would_fardels_bear
With a name like Pink Floyd, I always knew that guy was some sort of weirdo and not to be trusted
Then you must know their lyrics to "Have a Cigar":
Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar
You're gonna go far, you're gonna fly high
You're never gonna die, you're gonna make it if you try
They're gonna love you
Well, I've always had a deep respect and I mean that most sincerely
The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think
Oh, by the way, which one's Pink?
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posted on
04/25/2024 6:10:42 PM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: gitmo
"There is no side of the moon that is always dark." Since when to spheres have a "side"?
To: packagingguy
“There’s no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it’s all dark” Pink Floyd
—
Thanks, that’s the first thing I thought of. Ackshully, a day lasts about two weeks on the Moon, followed by two weeks of night. Therefor, the Moon rotates once on its axis with each orbit around the Earth.
“With, without. And who’ll deny, it’s what the fighting’s all about.” Pink Floyd
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posted on
04/25/2024 6:19:53 PM PDT
by
thepoodlebites
(and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.)
To: TexasGator
"'We don’t know what’s on the back side of the moon, so, uh, that would be something that they would discover,' the NASA administrator told lawmakers on Capitol Hill."
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posted on
04/25/2024 7:31:47 PM PDT
by
clearcarbon
(Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
To: ZOOKER
The other side of the moon is of course under sunlight during it's trajectory. It's evidence of God's celestial clockwork that one side of it always faces the Earth at all times when all the others we know of have no similar trait - rotating fast or slow, moving in or out without the same bizarre stability as ours which moves
just enough to enable tidal action and seasons that promote and sustain life.
What are the chances without some genius guiding force designing that?
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posted on
04/25/2024 8:37:20 PM PDT
by
MikelTackNailer
(Your technology frightens and confuses me.)
To: Rurudyne
NASA administrator has ‘no idea’ why China is going to far side of moon that is ‘always in dark’Where to start?!
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posted on
04/26/2024 4:17:34 AM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Bayard
Nov 15, 2022Yes, several spacecraft are currently orbiting the Moon,
including NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and CAPSTONE.
Learn about the challenges and benefits of orbiting the Moon and the unique NRHO orbit of CAPSTONE.
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posted on
04/26/2024 4:21:19 AM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: ZOOKER
Planting their flag where no one else has landed in order to claim half the moon.
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posted on
04/26/2024 12:10:59 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
To: TornadoAlley3
Far side of the Moon: what does it look like?
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/moon-far-side
The phrase ‘dark side of the Moon’ may evoke fond memories of Pink Floyd’s seminal prog-rock album to the baby boomer generation, but in an astronomical context it’s often used to refer (erroneously) to the Moon’s far side.
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posted on
04/27/2024 12:30:49 AM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(Need more money to buy everything now)
To: packagingguy
They’re looking for Martha Hyer. She belongs to us.
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posted on
04/27/2024 12:47:24 AM PDT
by
Varsity Flight
( "War by 🙏 the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite warriors. 10.5.6.5 These Days)
To: 6SJ7; AdmSmith; AFPhys; Arkinsaw; allmost; aristotleman; autumnraine; bajabaja; ...
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posted on
05/01/2024 6:57:35 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: SunkenCiv
HE WAS AN ASTRONAUT......................
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posted on
05/01/2024 7:00:20 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/01/2024 7:04:13 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
[snip] Following the destruction of Kosmos 1408 in an anti-satellite weapons test by Russia, Nelson stated that “With its long and storied history in human spaceflight, it is unthinkable that Russia would endanger not only the American and international partner astronauts on the ISS, but also their own cosmonauts”, and the “actions are reckless and dangerous, threatening as well the Chinese space station”. [/snip]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson#Russia
OTOH:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson#Controversies
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posted on
05/01/2024 7:11:58 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: SunkenCiv
Nelson was one of our senators for years.
He was clueless then and he is even worse now.
He’s the same age as Biden........................
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posted on
05/01/2024 7:17:30 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: packagingguy
Bill Nelson, a muslim outreach hire?
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posted on
05/01/2024 7:18:20 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you, except our side, of course!)
To: gitmo
There is no side of the moon that is always dark. The bottoms of deep craters near the poles are always in shade, but those tiny areas hardly count as "sides"!
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posted on
05/01/2024 7:23:20 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you, except our side, of course!)
To: Red Badger
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colors from our sight
Red is grey and yellow-white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion
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posted on
05/01/2024 7:29:20 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Please visit my profile page help save my beloved dog's life. https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FUF.)
To: Salamander
Moody Blues............................
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posted on
05/01/2024 7:30:07 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: HYPOCRACY
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posted on
05/01/2024 7:31:22 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you, except our side, of course!)
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