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2010-07-08 Science & Technology

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Posted by Fred 2010-07-08 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Eleven years behind schedule, of course.

Posted by Eric Jablow 2010-07-08 00:26|| 2010-07-08 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 One could wish, however, that Gary Gygax would have been alive to see it. Metamorphosis Alpha, cough, cough.

Posted by Eric Jablow 2010-07-08 00:27|| 2010-07-08 00:27|| Front Page Top

#3 to show how NASA content can be combined with a cutting-edge game engine to ~~blow the moon out of earth orbit~~.

Explain that one to the muzzies, Chief Bolden.

Posted by ed 2010-07-08 00:28|| 2010-07-08 00:28|| Front Page Top

#4 IIRC PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > IFF CHINA BUILDS A LUNAR BASE FIRST BEFORE THE US [etal], WILL PART(S) OF THE MOON BELONG TO CHINA?

2013 Solar Flares, Nicholas Cage Sci-Fi movies, + OWG Comet Apophis lunar impact? notwithstanding.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-07-08 02:20|| 2010-07-08 02:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Gene Kranz: "Failure is not an option."

Charles Bolden: "Game over."

Posted by Matt 2010-07-08 09:00|| 2010-07-08 09:00|| Front Page Top

#6 If they wanted to see some space enthusiasm, someone could lay down a couple of million dollars for Caterpillar Corp to design a Lunar tunneling robot system.

Off season, Caterpillar has a huge number of engineers that just sit on their hands, who would jump at the opportunity for a cool design program like this.

The system would have to be modular, and in small enough modules to be carried up individually by a heavy lift cargo rocket and assembled in space. The eventual system would have to be nuclear powered.

Eventually, a Lunar spaceship would be launched from Earth, load up the Lunar lander with robots on board, and head on a one way trip to the Moon.

Every part of the ship would be recycled into the tunnel habitat, especially the pressure doors.

So after a year or two, astronauts could travel to the Moon with far more supplies and equipment, and arrive at a permanent base, fully powered with the nuclear reactor.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-08 09:50|| 2010-07-08 09:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Your first mission: Build the Lunar Mosque.

Posted by tu3031 2010-07-08 10:09|| 2010-07-08 10:09|| Front Page Top

#8 First, they need to build a special lunar compass that points to Mecca at all times.

Posted by charger 2010-07-08 10:16|| 2010-07-08 10:16|| Front Page Top

#9 Moonbase Allan?

The real breakthrough will be the 3 directional axis appendage which will keep the head pointed toward Mecca during transit.

Look at the bright side. A person who believes the lunar landings and the hollywood conspiracy person used to sit down all day long and not convince the other. Now they can both agree that any future landings will be artificial.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-07-08 12:03|| 2010-07-08 12:03|| Front Page Top

#10 At least NASA is launching *something* to do with the Moon. People of a certain age will remember the name from Space: 1999.

Posted by SteveS 2010-07-08 13:02|| 2010-07-08 13:02|| Front Page Top

#11 Moonbase alpha?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-07-08 18:46|| 2010-07-08 18:46|| Front Page Top

#12 of course, to help muzzie self-esteem and prevent excessive seething, Juice are not allowed to be on the moon, even if in a game - Bolden rules

Posted by Frank G 2010-07-08 19:33|| 2010-07-08 19:33|| Front Page Top

#13 Psst!

Astronauts no longer travel, they pilgrimage.

The moon, 245,888th most holiest sight.

Posted by Skunky Glins**** 2010-07-08 22:26|| 2010-07-08 22:26|| Front Page Top

#14 Where is Al 'techno' Gore in all of this? The flaming sword of global warming and inventor of the internet must have some involvement..

Posted by CB 2010-07-08 22:55|| 2010-07-08 22:55|| Front Page Top

#15 Where is Al 'techno' Gore in all of this?

Masseuse Sensuelle takes up a lot of time...

Posted by Ford Maude Elle 2010-07-08 22:59|| 2010-07-08 22:59|| Front Page Top

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