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In the discussion thread: NASA May Unveil New Manned Moon Missions Soon [View all]

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Sun Nov 11, 2012, 07:24 PM

Posteritatis (17,454 posts)

43. Seeing as that's what your response was based around, uh, yes? (nt)

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64 replies	Author	Time	Post
NASA May Unveil New Manned Moon Missions Soon [View all]	bananas	Nov 2012	OP
A couple of quick questions..	Permanut	Nov 2012	#1
No to both questions	jmowreader	Nov 2012	#16
Of course it'll have to pass an even more obstructionist House.. (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#2
Who hold the nation's purse strings.	longship	Nov 2012	#3
What does "beyond the moon's far side" mean?	randome	Nov 2012	#4
They mean the Lagrange point "behind" the moon, relative to Earth	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#5
Probably L2	Fumesucker	Nov 2012	#6
+1 for the graphic assist !!	WheelWalker	Nov 2012	#44
L2 Halo Orbit	bananas	Nov 2012	#7
Wikipedia entry on "Halo Orbit"	bananas	Nov 2012	#8
Dark side of the Moon?	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#48
A classic album - thank you.	bananas	Nov 2012	#54
#7 on the top 10 rock albums of all time	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#55
Wow - The Wall is still #1.	bananas	Nov 2012	#59
about time. we need to go out there to survive as a species	loli phabay	Nov 2012	#9
.	Wilms	Nov 2012	#10
Step One: Universal Health Care	Archaic	Nov 2012	#11
How about some health care first...?	Earth_First	Nov 2012	#12
Meh. NASA's budget is a drop in the bucket alongside pretty much any other department.	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#14
More gravy for Raytheon and Rocketdyne	Kolesar	Nov 2012	#18
+1 nt	Atypical Liberal	Nov 2012	#19
We can do multiple things at the same time ...	Kennah	Nov 2012	#15
It is possible to do two things at once	4th law of robotics	Nov 2012	#22
Why are they still talking about the Space Launch System and Orion capsule?	LongTomH	Nov 2012	#13
Flexible path - There will be four capsules capable of getting people to L2 and back	bananas	Nov 2012	#27
Dragon can easily survive reentry from L2.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#32
Thanks, they still need a launch-abort-system before they take anyone anywhere...	bananas	Nov 2012	#56
If they get propulsive landing down, I would love to see Red Dragon.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#62
Private contractors are still building the Senate Launch System.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#31
This is an international project, with components from Russia and other countries	bananas	Nov 2012	#52
Hmmmm. Is the asteroid in question "2007 PAS"?	Gabby Hayes	Nov 2012	#17
I think if they are going to spend the time and money to go there...	Marrah_G	Nov 2012	#20
Sounds like a logical next step.	Uncle Joe	Nov 2012	#21
Cue Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. "Deep space"?	truthisfreedom	Nov 2012	#23
But what about the aliens	ellie	Nov 2012	#24
Kick (nt)	muriel_volestrangler	Nov 2012	#25
Excellent news! I'm very glad to hear this!	Peace Patriot	Nov 2012	#26
Yes - Earthrise has been called "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken"	bananas	Nov 2012	#28
Newt was skewered but we do need to build a moon base	TheDonkey	Nov 2012	#29
Its about damn time..nt	and-justice-for-all	Nov 2012	#30
How about we spend a little more time and money on saving the planet...	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#33
ARE we "figuring them out right here on terra"? No.	Peace Patriot	Nov 2012	#34
so that means that we should just give up on the planet and look for a new one?	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#37
The only people saying anything about "giving up on this planet and looking for a new one.."	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#40
like i said- i have no problem with unmanned space exploration...	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#42
Except then we compare NASA funding to that of other agencies	Occulus	Nov 2012	#46
how so?	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#47
I'll let Neil deGrasse Tyson say it all for me	Occulus	Nov 2012	#57
Do you know what NASA's budget is? (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#35
Not enough for manned missions to Mars.	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#38
So no, then? And the article isn't about Mars. (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#39
did i say that it was?	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#41
Seeing as that's what your response was based around, uh, yes? (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#43
perhaps you should work on better comprehension then.	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#45
Here's a chart of 50 years of NASA's budget vs 1 year of Pentagon spending:	LongTomH	Nov 2012	#63
Yep. And that's with the entire Apollo program included, too. (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#64
Maybe this is a better scenario	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#49
I hope it happens in my lifetime.	RebelOne	Nov 2012	#36
About time	One_Life_To_Give	Nov 2012	#50
Maybe it'll lead to this:	kentauros	Nov 2012	#51
I am sick of the fucking NASA haters that spam threads like this.	Odin2005	Nov 2012	#53
You said it.	DavidDvorkin	Nov 2012	#60
And here's how they'll get there:	Duer 157099	Nov 2012	#58
The bottom caption on that is just amazing. (nt)	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#61

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