CodeOptimist Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 See: http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid...tid=134&tid=160"This afternoon George Bush announced space exploration plans for the USA to return to the Moon by 2015, the design and construction of a new space vehicle fleet by 2014 (called the Crew Exploration Vehicle) to replace the aging space shuttles which will be retired in 2010, and the construction of a permanent Moon base, followed by manned missions to Mars."Personally, I think this is great I've been wanting to see a new Moon mission since... forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paal_101 Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 All I can say is "About time!" LOL Man I am so psyched about this, I think it is a great plan and we should do it. Can you imagine what our technological level would be if NASA had been funded for the last 20 years like it was during the Moon landing period? I can't wait! *writes NASA "Can I come?"* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeOptimist Posted January 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 All I can say is "About time!" LOL Man I am so psyched about this, I think it is a great plan and we should do it. Can you imagine what our technological level would be if NASA had been funded for the last 20 years like it was during the Moon landing period? I can't wait! *writes NASA "Can I come?"* Ditto, that's my thoughts exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Hawk Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 I think it's a great step forward, but it will cost loats of money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto_Icy_Tripod Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 I think it's a great thing to do, but the timing just sucks (thinking about the economy). I'm also of the opinion that it'd be better to try and get to mars right away instead, but that might not be possibe or plausible. On a whole, I'm not sure/undecided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeZar Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Why go to the moon? Havent you guys allready been there? Id say send them to Mars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Op Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 I agree with Nathan. It's about time we did something other than orbiting Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 I think it is worth it to travel again to the moon. Much more reasearch could be done there now with more specialized devices. A base station is a neat idea, an has now inspired me to play the good ol game Moon Tycoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKen132 Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Heh, it'll be a while before we get to Mars, Mr. Zezar I saw somewhere "10 reasons why reinvesting the space program is worth it" or something like that. If anyone else has seen it, maybe they coudl find it and link to it, because I have to go right now and don't have any time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 I can't wait to see what kind of things we will get out of NASA's research. Last time we got Teflon and velcro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av_nefardec Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Why go to the moon? Havent you guys allready been there? Id say send them to Mars [wink.gif]Well it's quite a bit more expensive to go to Mars, and we can use the moon as training so that when we go to Mars, we do it right. Also the plan I think is to establish a moon base somewhere between 2014 and 2030 and then to get to mars using the moon as a 'pit stop'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chichigrande Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 I'm not sure on whether this is a good idea or a bad one. If they do somethingand it meeses p the moons revolution around the Earth it could cause some serious problems. On the other hand there are many things to be discoveres. So I guess this can be both bad and good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeOptimist Posted January 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 I highly doubt they could mess up the Moon's orbit, not without some nuclear explosion or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chichigrande Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Ya, I know, bt there's always that chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 YEs, of course it is cool. They plan in sending people on the moon and to Mars by 2020. That is what President Bush proposes anyway. It will be expensive, but then again, taxes pay for it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
last samurai Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 i think it is a great idea. its about time we tried it again. this means star trek is getting closer to becoming reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 I believe the money for this could be invested a bit more wisely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licensed Devil Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 I'm guessing they're getting that hollywood basement ready already then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto_Icy_Tripod Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 hehe, it'll be alot harder to fake a base though, then it would've been to fake landing on the moon at all. Ali G asking buzz Aldrin: So what do you say to all those conspiracy people who don't think the moon exists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av_nefardec Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 It will be expensive, but then again, taxes pay for it!!! [wink.gif] Well you can say that if you don't pay taxes.. but personally, this is the sort of thing I'd be happy for my money to go towards. I believe the money for this could be invested a bit more wiselyI disagree, this is quite a good investment. First of all, the American people themselves are quite responsive to anything that builds national pride, etc. So by beginning something like this, I feel it will "jump start" the high-tech sector of the economy and keep it rolling as long as the programs are active. And then maybe we'll start seeing some high-tech jobs back in the USA instead of them being exported around the world. And if you recall in the 1960s when we were shooting for the moon, American schools had a major boom in the mathematics and sciences, the effects of which include basically everything high-tech we have today that allow lots of Americans to live (certainly not all) as they wish. I think a program of this nature is a great investment, because of all of the economic benefits that will come with it. As if landing on the moon or mars itself isn't a worthy goal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeOptimist Posted January 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Extremely well said Adam!Just look at what happened with Apollo: the Moon missions basically kick-started high-tech research, etc, or at least helped the growth. They had to come up with LOADS of new technology and methodology to be able to accomplish the objective.I can't remember exactly, but I once saw an example of some of the stuff they invented for Apollo that is now used for everyday conveniences. Without Apollo, we wouldn't have a lot of things that help us every day!! That, IMO, is money well spent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akya Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 I like the fact that we're going to the moon. The thing I don't like, is the fact we've already started polluting it. And mars as well... and space !I dunno...seems like a great start, but the gains are so small for so much money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Op Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 @Amy: But still a great start towards furthering space exploration. Experience gained from these new missions can help us later on in the future when we need it the most (when our Sun becomes a Red Giant and Earth is consumed by it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akya Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 @Randy : agreed...but before the sun blows up, that'll take a lot of time and we certainly won't be there at that moment (unless we discover how to be immortal) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Op Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 True, we still have billions of years left to live on Earth, but it may take a VERY long time to develop pratical space travel to other planets, let alone other stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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