This was the last time we walked on the moon.

Added on February 6th, 2011 by Soong | Report Post
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This was the last time we walked on the moon.

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bfd (#4113)

14 years ago

Pitiful, isn’t it?

I find the decline of the space program embarrassing, soon NASA will be hitchhiking to the ISS, which remains a worthless pile of junk mostly occupied with keeping itself running and manned.

The writers of the ’40’s-’60’s are dissapoint

Ductile Logistics (#17551)

Reply to bfd

14 years ago

Until we figure out how to make rocket fuel that spreads love and joy instead of massive amounts of pollution (and use vast amounts of post-peak oil), I don’t think its necessarily a bad thing.

At some point we do have to get off this fuckin’ dying rock though….

Soong (#11302)

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Reply to Ductile Logistics

12 years ago

Rockets that send vehicles into outer space are fueled by hydrogen and oxygen. Their only byproduct is water vapor. Your hybrid probably releases more green house gases on the way to the grocery store than the shuttle did going into orbit.

Grendel

Reply to Soong

12 years ago

You should read this then….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster#Propellant

The Matrix: Rebooted (#436)

14 years ago

The moon is lame. Its just a big rock. Most of space is pretty boring when you get down to it. Obviously it should still be explored, for purely scientific reasons. But the exploration should be done by robots, because they’re good at doing boring stuff.

crewmanguy (#47015)

Reply to The Matrix: Rebooted

14 years ago

Our destiny does not end on this planet.

The Matrix: Rebooted (#436)

Reply to crewmanguy

14 years ago

Yeah, I’m sure some day kids are going to be flying off to Mars for summer vacation. Right after I get my flying car.

Luke Magnifico (#1029)

Reply to The Matrix: Rebooted

14 years ago

Yeah, but dat hoe got dat helium-3, know’m’sayin’.

Super Loco (#36037)

14 years ago

it was just a fable, it never happens.

outlanderssc (#17653)

14 years ago

Bush decided to spend the money beating up Saddam instead –

Leonardo Da Nietzsche (#8938)

14 years ago

I hate to be that ‘Actually’ guy but the samples taken from the moon have been shown to have incredibly high levels of Helium-3 which can be processed as a nuclear fuel without pollution. This actually then makes the moon as thee most important fuel source for the human race for next century.