One Small Step for a Man...
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talkpolitics43 years ago today at 02:56 Zulu, Neil Armstrong became the first human being to stand on the surface of another astronomical body.
Draw what conclusions you will. Personally I prefer to be optimistic.
Eugene Cernan will not be the last man to walk on another world.
We will conquer space in spite of ourselves.
Draw what conclusions you will. Personally I prefer to be optimistic.
Eugene Cernan will not be the last man to walk on another world.
We will conquer space in spite of ourselves.
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Date: 21/7/12 21:52 (UTC)I have hope that soon man will.once again walk on the moon, and that we'll make a successful manned mission to Mars within my lifetime.
So long as we don't give in to the foolish and the unadventurous, who would clip our wings and have us leave behind the dream of space.
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Date: 22/7/12 07:32 (UTC)If by "we" you mean the Chinese, they're already busy with the task.
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Date: 21/7/12 23:02 (UTC)All aboard the awesome express! Choo choo this train ain't stoppin' on just Mars!
dance all night! get higher jumps on the moon!!!
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Date: 22/7/12 00:08 (UTC)I propose... the National Exploration of Space Trust.
Instead of funding NASA directly, year to year, the National Government will instead fund a Trust, from which NASA will draw its funds. The variations of politics and economics will still effect how much the National Government can put in, any given year, but the Lump remaining in the Trust will act as evening influence, allowing Nasa to more completely finish long term projects when the funding rug is pulled out from under them. Kind of like a choke coil, or a uninteruptable power supply, except for funding.
This will extend the planning Horizon for all NASA missions, and lead to a more effective use of funds. It will also remove the "Spend it or loose it" dynamic in End of Fiscal Year cycle funding.
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Date: 21/7/12 23:45 (UTC)"I walked all over many astronomical bodies long before '69"
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Date: 21/7/12 23:53 (UTC)Ad astra, ad aspera. .
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Date: 22/7/12 04:46 (UTC)I feel the same way about Lucifer's Hammer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer%27s_Hammer).
And its a more fun read, to boot.
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