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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


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: null and void

An M1 Garand on the Moon. Interesting.................


121 posted on 05/01/2024 7:32:29 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: null and void

122 posted on 05/01/2024 7:33:45 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: packagingguy

“I don’t know. I was really drunk at the time.”


123 posted on 05/01/2024 7:35:06 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Red Badger

Cover art for early editions of Heinlein’s Rocket Ship Galileo.

Note the Iron Cross on the wing.


124 posted on 05/01/2024 7:38:15 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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To: Red Badger

Yep.


125 posted on 05/01/2024 7:39:22 AM PDT by Salamander (Please visit my profile page help save my beloved dog's life. https://www.givesendgo.com/G2FUF.)
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To: packagingguy

Dark as in no direct communications, not sunlight.

Putting something there means you need an orbiter to bounce signals back and forth from is all, certainly doable but also a PITA.

Sheesh.


126 posted on 05/01/2024 10:51:01 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: Bayard

there is no “dark side” that is never exposed to sunlight.
the moon is in a 28 day rotational cycle where the SAME side always FACES the EARTH...

A satellite could see all sides of an object depending on it’s altitude and orbital speed relative to that subject heavenly object... in this case the moon.


127 posted on 05/01/2024 11:06:45 AM PDT by MIA_eccl1212 (10-10-10-10)
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To: Varsity Flight

I just looked her up. Wow!


128 posted on 05/01/2024 11:30:50 AM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: packagingguy

Minus 224 degrees. That’s a little chilly for most folks...


129 posted on 05/01/2024 1:24:11 PM PDT by GOPJ ( Nancy Pelosi and President Sniffer need to condemn the Hamas wing of the democrat party.)
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To: FlyingEagle

Great song from a great album.


130 posted on 05/02/2024 7:27:35 AM PDT by 31R1O (The people who can control themselves ought to be able to defend themselves from those who can't.)
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To: Rurudyne

RE: They are going there because they can’t be (easily) watched.
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That was my first thought too. I wonder if the LRO could snap some photos...

LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) was the first U.S. mission to the Moon in over 10 years [launched June 18, 2009]. LRO created a 3D map of the Moon, as part of a program to identify future landing sites and resources – including deposits of water ice shadowed in polar craters. LRO continues to orbit the Moon.

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lro/


131 posted on 05/02/2024 2:37:01 PM PDT by deks (Deo duce, ferro comitante · God for guide, sword for companion)
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To: gitmo

RE: There is no side of the moon that is always dark.
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True. I found an interesting animation that demonstrates “The Moon’s Orbit and Rotation”.

https://moon.nasa.gov/resources/429/the-moons-orbit-and-rotation/


132 posted on 05/02/2024 2:45:19 PM PDT by deks (Deo duce, ferro comitante · God for guide, sword for companion)
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To: deks; All

What are the Engineering Challenges in Returning to the Moon?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YzWUcDss3g


133 posted on 06/10/2024 11:19:37 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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