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ki_atsushi?
"We Came in Peace For All Mankind" - 40 years later.
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HeartlessNinny
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The fact that you don't fall in either camp is ignorant. Humanity has reached the moon, there's ample proof. Like Nes said, just because you don't get it doesn't mean it's not real. And for as why we haven't gone back... That shit is fucking expensive, and there's no political will to return. Yet.
Anyways, if you wanna stir up shit, that's one thing, but try not to look like a drooling retard in the process if you can help it. Just a tip.
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That's why I love the internet, you'd never speak to me like that in real life. It's just wonderful.
Now, I never doubted that we went to the moon. Ever. But one day, years back, a friend of mine actually laughed when he thought that I thought that we did. His opinion that we didn't' opened my mind to the possibilities that he could be right. Ever since then, I don't know what to think. I think both sides have over whelming points proving their side.
If I had to lean one way or the other, I'd say we landed, just out of all the people it would take to pull off such a lie... but that's about the only reason.
Hikaru Ichijyo
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people forget that the moon landing did not happened only once but six times in total.
they even dropped a vehicle on the moon, the moon rover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_YhYBxjpQU
they even dropped a vehicle on the moon, the moon rover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_YhYBxjpQU
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just curious, but have we been back to the moon since "our first time"?
Yes.
Apollo 12
Apollo 14
Apollo 15
Apollo 16
Apollo 17
Unfortunately we have not been back to the moon since 1972 with the Apollo 17 mission. They managed to do a lot of work on all those missions though, and managed to leave a lot of stuff behind on the moon.
The lunar rover is still up their. It's my understanding that if we landed on the moon again all the astronauts should theoretically have to do is put a new battery in to get it up and going again.
The Apollo 11 flag was knocked down when the Eagle took off. They placed it too close to the Eagle so when the they ignited the rockets the exhaust caused it to fall over.
I believe they have footage of this.
PS: Anyone have more sweet Apollo/Space related links?
Share the wealth.
If you guys don't have the latest version of Google Earth then you need to get it. It features Google MARS and Google Universe. It's really badass and quite an unbelievably extraordinary tool.
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The Soviet Union has also been to the moon...sort of. They sent up some lunar rovers [robots] similar to our mars rovers, of course this was decades ago. But still pretty neat.
I think there was a huge upset with one of their rovers though as England was able to intercept the data [images IIRC] before the good old CCCP was, lulz!
You can read about it here:
Soviet Lunokhod Programme
More interesting space stuff:
teh moon buggy
Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment
And no discussion of space can be complete without this man:
Yuri Gagarin - an extraordinary man until the end, he was killed years later after his famous journey in to space on a routine flight. A shame the Soviet Union essentially banned him from re-entering space, especially given his accidental death anyway.
Check out that pic of him though and note all his super mega bling medals.
I think there was a huge upset with one of their rovers though as England was able to intercept the data [images IIRC] before the good old CCCP was, lulz!
You can read about it here:
Soviet Lunokhod Programme
More interesting space stuff:
teh moon buggy
Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment
And no discussion of space can be complete without this man:
Yuri Gagarin - an extraordinary man until the end, he was killed years later after his famous journey in to space on a routine flight. A shame the Soviet Union essentially banned him from re-entering space, especially given his accidental death anyway.
Check out that pic of him though and note all his super mega bling medals.
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'duf and US-related history...
Man knows his stuff for sure.
Been meaning to read up on space exploration.
Personally find it more horrifying (the sheer vastness...) than interesting but when it comes to a subject such as the moon landing I certainly wouldn't mind learning more about it as I've kept my mouth shut on the validity of the landing due to a lack of information.
(This recent yearning for celestial information in no way coincides with my recent viewing of "Sunshine" which I adored.)
Man knows his stuff for sure.
Been meaning to read up on space exploration.
Personally find it more horrifying (the sheer vastness...) than interesting but when it comes to a subject such as the moon landing I certainly wouldn't mind learning more about it as I've kept my mouth shut on the validity of the landing due to a lack of information.
(This recent yearning for celestial information in no way coincides with my recent viewing of "Sunshine" which I adored.)
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spike have you ever had to fuck a dude up
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is that what it says on your computer?
cool.
anyways going to the moon was dandy and everything but it's a colossal waste of money to do it now, there's no reason to, there's nothing on the moon. i'm more interested in the Voyager keep going into space outside our solar system.
it's frightening how many miles that baby's gone.
cool.
anyways going to the moon was dandy and everything but it's a colossal waste of money to do it now, there's no reason to, there's nothing on the moon. i'm more interested in the Voyager keep going into space outside our solar system.
it's frightening how many miles that baby's gone.
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I'd have to completely disagree with you there.
Exploration is worth it, no matter what. I'd like to see a return to the moon. How are we ever going to land on Mars if the last time we landed on the Moon was 37 years ago? Landing on the moon should partially serve as training for landing on Mars, even though the conditions on Mars (atmosphere, etc) are fairly different.
I'd also like to see some kind of space station or other installation set up on the Moon.
I think it's an exceptional use of the taxpayer's dollars.
But I'd also like to see great collaboration between the US and other countries that have space programs, so that we can actually get something working.
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I'm just curious how many shuttles we launch per year.
That explosion a few years ago was beyond embarrassing!
Space exploration is cool and everything if we had star trek technology. As-is there's really not a lot to explore on the moon and Mars.
One thing I'd love to do, though, is climb Mons Olympus on Mars...that sounds way too fun.
boy i hope total recall was right and aliens created a machine that will oxidize mars's atmosphere
That explosion a few years ago was beyond embarrassing!
Space exploration is cool and everything if we had star trek technology. As-is there's really not a lot to explore on the moon and Mars.
One thing I'd love to do, though, is climb Mons Olympus on Mars...that sounds way too fun.
boy i hope total recall was right and aliens created a machine that will oxidize mars's atmosphere
HeartlessNinny
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Heh, I don't doubt that most people won't say that kind of thing to peoples' faces... But I do. Believe it or not, I act the same was in real life as I do on forums (or rather here, I don't post anywhere else). And somehow, I've gained a reputation as something of an asshole.
Anyways. You sure sounded like a dumbass man, that's all I was saying.
HeartlessNinny
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Also, @'Stage: Olympus Mons is a lot higher than any mountain on Earth (three times the height of Everest, almost 17 miles high). I doubt you'd make it. 
HeartlessNinny
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If you cheated and used a Star Trek transporter, I wouldn't tell anyone though.
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That's the part that always gets me. That when humans landed on the Moon, there were people living who had been alive for the entire history of manned flight. With how quickly technology progressed from no flight at all to walking on the Moon, it's no wonder that people in the 1960s thought we'd have flying cars and whatnot by now.
And I want Moon colonies.
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It will be interesting to see what happens when China tries to complete their moon landing by 2012 or when we try to return by 2015 as NASA has recently suggested. If we're not able to land safely, then the real conversation will start.
That is if we're all still alive after December 2012.
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Mikhail
That is if we're all still alive after December 2012.
Sincerely,
Mikhail
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Depends. Sometimes they do two or three a year. Sometimes none. This year we only had 1 so far I believe.
The shuttle missions are running out though, only a handful left before they scrap the program.
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Lots left to do on Mars... Just too hard to get too...
Big place, different regions, Lots of places where we would love to drill out a core sample or two.
Big place, different regions, Lots of places where we would love to drill out a core sample or two.
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i stand corrected.