A Return to the Moon by the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary.

On Thursday, November 8, 2012 12:21:46 PM UTC-8, David Spain wrote:
I'm not here to defend Bob Haller, but I DO like the idea of

tele-controlled rovers on the moon.



I would be a great way to restart interest in Space amongst our youth.



SLS at $1B / launch.... And that's not considering any $$$ for a

destination. In this economy? Talk about dreaming...



We'll see how NASA fairs post fiscal cliff-hanger, but I'd be very

afraid, even with the Bill "The One True Path" Nelson still around...



Dave

Teleoperating rovers is something that NASA is seriously considering: the proof-of-concept could very well be a rover on the lunar farside that's operated from the L-2 outpost NASA is eying.

The problem with the bobbert is that to him, MER-class rovers are assembly-line products, when they're not. Both were literally hand-made at JPL. Not at, say, Northrop-Grumman's factory in Hawthorne or their other shop in El Segundo. We're a long way off from having assembly-line rovers for space purposes.

Then he ignores the issues such as booster availablity, range issues, slots on launch schedules, and so forth.