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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: gitmo

We are hoping that there is some (small) areas in craters’ depths at the moon’s poles that never get sunlight on them.
This would hopefully allow some water to remain in solid form.


81 posted on 04/25/2024 2:55:50 PM PDT by Reynoldo (BurnLootMurder)
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To: gundog
The Anderson Council would have been a cool name for a band.

They could have battled it out with The Association.

82 posted on 04/25/2024 2:58:26 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (Kafka was an optimist.)
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To: BipolarBob

“Which one’s Pink”


83 posted on 04/25/2024 3:02:55 PM PDT by Reynoldo (BurnLootMurder)
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To: packagingguy

Me too. I didn’t read any comments before I posted. Like minds.


84 posted on 04/25/2024 3:04:13 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Reynoldo

My mistake.


85 posted on 04/25/2024 3:10:32 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Dementia ain't just a river in Egypt. )
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To: Rurudyne

Putting up a notice on the dark side of the moon: “Attention: Aliens! Come on in! We have lots of guei with stupid brains inside soft skulls. Delicious! We are giving them away. Make great slaves, if you are not hungry.


86 posted on 04/25/2024 3:21:44 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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To: packagingguy

But I thought the Dems were the party of science. /s


87 posted on 04/25/2024 3:22:58 PM PDT by Alvin Diogenes
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To: ZOOKER

Well said, this was my understanding as well. Lots of FReepers don’t know this, lol.


88 posted on 04/25/2024 3:31:10 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: packagingguy

Wth all these things landing on the moon who is worrying about keeping it from tipping over?


89 posted on 04/25/2024 3:33:19 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Fido969
Got his understanding of astronomy by listening to Pink Floyd.

No doubt he was stoned at the time.

90 posted on 04/25/2024 3:35:39 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Nothing says "Democracy" like throwing your opponents in jail.)
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To: packagingguy

“It’s the best Fedral Gubmint money can buy.”


91 posted on 04/25/2024 3:36:09 PM PDT by gathersnomoss (Just Give Me Truth.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

I think NASA had plans for radio telescopes on the “dark” side in a few years. I hope Nelson is just spoofing the media on this one.


92 posted on 04/25/2024 4:11:06 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: packagingguy

After I read thr title, I thought it might be a mecia misunderstanding and the speaker was trying to make a clever/funny Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon reference. But I give the drones in DC waaay too much credit.


93 posted on 04/25/2024 4:18:28 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: gitmo

And we can see about 70% of the moons surface from earth.


94 posted on 04/25/2024 4:21:16 PM PDT by enraged
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To: packagingguy

China is hiding on the far side


95 posted on 04/25/2024 4:43:42 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: packagingguy
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The dark side is so dark that it killed the sun.

96 posted on 04/25/2024 4:44:35 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Democrats' version of MAGA: Making America the Gulag Archipelago. Now with "Formal Deprogramming")
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To: packagingguy

The mineral composition of the dark side is different from the side that’s facing the earth. I believe that the Chinese are right, and are more likely to find minerals worth mining their.


97 posted on 04/25/2024 4:50:47 PM PDT by 2001convSVT (Asking questions is your right.)
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To: 2001convSVT

there.


98 posted on 04/25/2024 4:51:55 PM PDT by 2001convSVT (Asking questions is your right.)
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To: BradyLS

Pink Floyd just popped into my brain when posting this insane story.

Hope everyone got a laugh out of it.

Now I can’t get the song “Eclipse” out of my head.


99 posted on 04/25/2024 5:18:15 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: PGR88

Perfect meme.


100 posted on 04/25/2024 6:02:21 PM PDT by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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