Why haven't we returned to the moon?

Nabobalis said:

So anything else space based that you don't accept?

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Nope, not really.

Of course, I also really don't care about the space business, so

SmellsLikeCurlyFries said:

Nope, not really.

Of course, I also really don't care about the space business, so

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So you accept say images of galaxies taken with Hubble? Or maybe the Cosmic microwave background taken by WMAP? Both NASA projects.

Just intrigued what you would trust NASA on.

Nabobalis said:

So you accept say images of galaxies taken with Hubble? Or maybe the Cosmic microwave background taken by WMAP? Both NASA projects.

Just intrigued what you would trust NASA on.

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I feel I should clarify that I don't contest that we have been to the moon. What I argue is that we haven't put a person on the moon.

That said, I neither accept nor deny the rest. I just don't care enough to look into it.

SmellsLikeCurlyFries said:

That said, I neither accept nor deny the rest. I just don't care enough to look into it.

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Fair enough.

SmellsLikeCurlyFries said:

I feel I should clarify that I don't contest that we have been to the moon. What I argue is that we haven't put a person on the moon.

That said, I neither accept nor deny the rest. I just don't care enough to look into it.

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So. Suppose for a moment that we aimed like hubble at the moon and showed you footsteps. Wouldnt that just suggest we sent a robot with two boots?

Possible To think otherwise would be to imply that the government will NOT go to any lengths for propaganda purposes

SmellsLikeCurlyFries said:

I feel I should clarify that I don't contest that we have been to the moon. What I argue is that we haven't put a person on the moon.

That said, I neither accept nor deny the rest. I just don't care enough to look into it.

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How do you know the moon is there? It might be some kind of illusion in the atmosphere.


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Nabobalis said:

No that isn't the question because we did go to the moon.

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Isn't it amazing how easy it is to prove that people have been abducted by aliens and so difficult to prove that Apollo 11 landed on the moon?



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Unless there is oil up there don't expect any frantic mission to occupy and build a colony on the moon.

Chris81 said:

Unless there is oil up there don't expect any frantic mission to occupy and build a colony on the moon.

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Unless Newt Gingrich becomes President.

SmellsLikeCurlyFries said:

How do you know for sure?

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Bad Astronomy debunks the Apollo Moon Landing Hoax.

It would be very easy to get to the moon right now because it is so low in the sky

jpcedotal said:

I am just wondering why there has been never a return trip?

It seems really weak to just say there is nothing important up there. I mean, I am sure we could use the practice of landing a human being on another surface a few more times before we send them further off. We have spent a lot of money on some pretty useless trips (not all, but more than one) to the space station so the money issue just doesn't fly with me.

Even at a stretch, let's go up there just to erect a habitat on another surface and study the effects of both the structure and the humans living there.

I mean, it just makes me wonder...

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The government doesn't have any business in space exploration. Now, if the government privatized space exploration and gave incentives, such as guaranteed mineral rights, we'd have colonized the moon long ago.

Dale said:

Twelve men have walked on the moon. No women have been there. I was hoping that the feminists would get involved and demand that we send a woman to the moon.

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Sadly, Ralph Kramden's dream of sending his wife, Alice, to the moon was never realized.

If you really research , you may discover that we really did not go to the moon. That is why we are not going now. I will try and find the web sites on this and post them in the future. Please keep an openmind as most history we have been told, is not the truth. What you see on film is not always the truth, also. Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him? He performs great signs and deceives those who dwell on earth.

If you go to davesweb.cnchost.com/Apollo1.html and read all posts on the Apollo missions and compare the pics and video's to others, you may start figuring things out.

did anyone check out the above site?

waggin the moondoggie,partone

jpcedotal said:

I am just wondering why there has been never a return trip?

It seems really weak to just say there is nothing important up there. I mean, I am sure we could use the practice of landing a human being on another surface a few more times before we send them further off. We have spent a lot of money on some pretty useless trips (not all, but more than one) to the space station so the money issue just doesn't fly with me.

Even at a stretch, let's go up there just to erect a habitat on another surface and study the effects of both the structure and the humans living there.

I mean, it just makes me wonder...

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The moon trip happened the evidence is overwhelming.

The original moonshot was motivated by the fear of being upstaged by the Commies as previously mentioned. Having won that particular battle and being strapped for cash after Vietnam and the oil crises the USA decided to step back from the space race.

The shuttle never got developed beyond the initial concept and became a bit of a white elephant in the end and probably more expensive that simply improving on the old saturn Vs.

There are a great many reasons for going to the moon and with the discovery of water ice there bases are increasingly feasible. The costs of a moon launch are much lower now than with Apollo and with the advent of a space cargo business may come down further still.

I think the 60s were quite presumptious in many ways regarding what was possible and they the forced the pace. But we are actually better equipped now than ever to go to the moon.

It will require an act of political will though and political reasons. These could include:

1) Ensuring American dominance of future space mining and energy industries which offer potentially unlimited riches.
2) Ensuring American security vis a vis other space powers which may attempt to undermine that security advantage e.g. China and Russia.
3) Providing a useful distraction from deep defence cuts which are probably required over the next decade in order to balance the budget by demonstrating American prowess on the new frontier.
4) As a basic technological stimulus that gives America the edge through óut the 21st century. This could reinforce American leadership and provide the world with a reason to love and respect America as blazing a trail for the rest of us. Is America a city on a hill (a place of vision and aspiration)- or just another Europe happy to grow fat watching TV on the couch?