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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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