we should totally go back.

[rmd]

it's been 40 years. we should go back to the moon. for lots of reasons.

if we destroy human civilization on the earth, and aliens come and see our landing sites on the moon, they should really know that we had another president besides RICHARD FUCKING NIXON.

(seriously, happy apollo 11 day, everyone!)

Comments

[diego001.livejournal.com]

We need to go back, because a civilization with nuclear warheads cannot be a single-planet civilization and survive forever.

[srakkt.livejournal.com]

I think the Spongmonkeys said it best, back before they were hawking Quiznos.

[metagnat.livejournal.com]

Word. To the moon. Then Mars. Then infinity andfucking beyond.

For one thing, solving problems of sustainability and energy conservation for a multi-year manned space flight might just solve some of our Earthly ecological problems, too.

For another: it's just up there. Taunting us.

[feste-sylvain.livejournal.com]

I can't agree. At least, not yet.

I've seen several sets of numbers, and I haven't seen a moon mission which pays for itself yet.

However, orbit-based solar power which can be beamed down to collecting dishes on Earth could pay for themselves many times over, solve the energy crisis, solve global warming, and reduce poverty around the globe.

And that might even make a moon shot cheaper, eventually.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

and why the hell *don't* we have orbital solar stations beaming down power, yet? GERRY O'NEIL AND THE HIGH FRONTIER, BABY!

[wrog]

I'll have to admit, I'd like a better idea of where they'd be beaming it to and at least some assurance that it'll stay there and not go wandering around

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

A lot of things worth doing never pay for themselves.

[llachglin.livejournal.com]

I don't think your particular idea is it, but I do think that consistent human activity in space beyond tinkering in LEO will require an organizing economic motive. We only went to the moon in the first place for propaganda reasons and to prove that we could. Neither motive exists anymore.

[firni.livejournal.com]

Haven't you seen THE INTERWEBS? We never actually WENT there.

Read the comments on this:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090718/NEWS01/707189882/-1/EXTRAS

ZOMG LOL

[lionsburg.livejournal.com]

People! We were supposed to build a "Laser" in the "Moon Base" on the Moon.