“Yes we should, definitely. We’re learning a lot about it and we might have a chance to have a life up there sometime in the near future.”
“Yes, eventually. I think now, economically, it doesn’t make sense.”
“Emphatically NO! We have plenty of issues here on the planet to solve; global warming, the health care crisis and sustainable energy.”
“I think eventually we should return to the moon, but right now we have other, bigger issues.”
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Comments
Flap Doodle 8 years, 10 months ago
Yes, I left my keys behind a rock.
RoeDapple 8 years, 10 months ago
Don't care for the cheese.......
beawolf 8 years, 10 months ago
In the words of the immortal Buzz Lightyear, "To Infinity and Beyond".
Kirk Larson 8 years, 10 months ago
Absolutely. We have benefited a lot from the space program. I think we would get back more than we put in. We need the moon to test all the equpment we'll need for exploring Mars. And since the Mars ship will likely be nuclear of some sort, we should build it in orbit around the moon and not Earth.
salad 8 years, 10 months ago
Use a robot. Cheaper and advances technology faster.
trinity 8 years, 10 months ago
is it ralph cramden that's asking?
gccs14r 8 years, 10 months ago
We need to figure out a way off of this rock other than by brute force. Chemical rockets are inelegant, wasteful, and dangerous.
salad 8 years, 10 months ago
“Yes we should, definitely. We’re learning a lot about it and we might have a chance to have a life up there sometime in the near future.”
I love this optimism....obviously NOT an engineering major. Sorry Matt, this is the only planet we can live on. If we make this one un-livable, we're done. We can't live on the moon or on Mars in the near future, the distant future, or anyother time: that's why it's called science FICTION.
beatrice 8 years, 10 months ago
Return? We've never left and the moon zombies don't need oxygen. I fear for when they do return.
Deja Coffin 8 years, 10 months ago
Is the sound stage where the moon walk was taped still available?
Tony Kisner 8 years, 10 months ago
I think the purpose of us going to the moon the first time was to scare the Russians, because they scared us.
I'm not so sure doing the same trick is as scary and I am not sure the Taliban would care that much.
jimmibling 8 years, 10 months ago
Are we looking for a good solid bank or Auto maker?
labmonkey 8 years, 10 months ago
I've always wanted to meet Ignignokt and Err.
labmonkey 8 years, 10 months ago
"You and you're puny 3 dimensions, we have 5,000."
labmonkey 8 years, 10 months ago
"On the moon, the weekend has advanced beyond your wildest dreams. Weekends now take up the entire week, and jobs have been phased out accordingly. We get checks from the government. And we use them to buy beer."
labmonkey 8 years, 10 months ago
"It's time to send a message, Er. I mean, a message, Er. Not a messenger."
Leslie Swearingen 8 years, 10 months ago
Emphatically yes! I am all for space exploration and I think it should be people exploring, not machines. It is all about going out there and learning first hand what the universe has to offer. We will be terraforming other planets in time. Science is all about asking questions about our world and our galaxy and our universe. Science and technology are halves of a whole. Without both of them I would not be sitting here tapping on this keyboard.
gogoplata 8 years, 10 months ago
Can we send Obama?
Tony Kisner 8 years, 10 months ago
Labmonkey - take me to your leader.
dajudge 8 years, 10 months ago
Obama spelled backwards is Amabo. Heh,heh.
gccs14r 8 years, 10 months ago
NASA's budget is tiny in comparison to some other programs.
Kirk Larson 8 years, 10 months ago
dajudge (Anonymous) says… Obama spelled backwards is Amabo. Heh,heh.
Amabo in Latin is "I will love". Apt, don't you think?
Kirk Larson 8 years, 10 months ago
awrenceguy40 (Anonymous) says… Most people who study these things now acknowledge that the lunar landings were a hoax. Armstrong refuses to give any interviews and Aldrin has a habit of thumping anyone who may suggest he didn't walk on the moon.
Most people who study these things (i.e., the denyers) are b@ts%&t insane. And if I were Aldrin, I would thump anyone who suggested I hadn't been a part of one of humankind's greatest achievements.
tangential_reasoners_anonymous 8 years, 10 months ago
Return to the moon? Are we lunatics?
Shane Garrett 8 years, 10 months ago
If man were ment to fly he would have wings. Since man has no wings; man has never been able to fly. If no one has ever been able to fly, then no one has ever gone to the moon. So everyone just be quiet and listen for the silent jihad that is just around the corner.
Leslie Swearingen 8 years, 10 months ago
Well, just check out nasa.gov. Science is alive and well in America. There are a lot of space related projects going on. I believe that some did poorly in science in school and are embarrassed by that, so they attack it. You can learn at any age.
labmonkey 8 years, 10 months ago
“Emphatically NO! We have plenty of issues here on the planet to solve; global warming, the health care crisis and sustainable energy.”
— Carolyn Micek, acupuncturist, Lawrence
And Carolyn's teeth.
notajayhawk 8 years, 10 months ago
Wouldn't that inevitably lead to anthropogenic lunar warming?
RidgeRunner (Anonymous) says…
"BTW, them mirrors helped in informing science that the moon in moving away from the earth at a rate of about 1.5” a year."
Wow. Good thing we caught it when we did.
What are they planning on doing about that, BTW? Heck, in another century, that'll add 12-1/2 feet to that 238,000 miles!!!
roger_o_thornhill 8 years, 10 months ago
omg. you are ALL nuts!
jumpin_catfish 8 years, 10 months ago
space is relly cool man but we need build a homless shelter dudes.
Whoa, I was channeling waka for minute.
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