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Old August 12th 06, 04:58 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Douglas Holmes
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Default Can NASA return to the Moon by 2019?

Personally I am becoming concerned the answer is no.

The technology is there if they just keep it simple but NASA
seems incapable of doing things the easy way.


A simple plan:
A smaller CEV with mission module and expanded fuel tank later.
EELV for testing and possibly ISS launch.
Next 2-3 medium heavy rockets based on existing
components for the early Lunar missions.
For example a rocket using 2 RS-68s, 2 Rl-10s and 2 4 segment solids.
3-4 slightly heavier rockets with some new components (J2X) for advanced
Lunar missions.

The number of different rockets that are possible in
the 50 to 80 ton range using existing technology are amazing.




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Old August 12th 06, 05:16 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Paul Foley
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Default Can NASA return to the Moon by 2019?

Didn't we already go to the moon, like, in the 1970s?
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Old August 12th 06, 05:37 PM posted to sci.space.policy
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Default Can NASA return to the Moon by 2019?


"Paul Foley" wrote in message
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Didn't we already go to the moon, like, in the 1970s?


No.



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Old August 12th 06, 06:15 PM posted to sci.space.policy
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Paul Foley wrote:
Didn't we already go to the moon, like, in the 1970s?


If so I would like to know what happened to the 700 or so TV film and
movie tapes that NASA 'lost' recently.

Also would certainly appreciate NASA doing SOMETHING to preserve still
photographs:

Of the 47,934 total Apollo and support missions photographs,

fewer than 1350 are faithful digital reproductions.~

This means that very little over 2% of this photography has ever been
seen by the public.

This is unacceptable.

http://www.keithlaney.net/project_fr...llo_images.htm

But since they lost the Apollo tapes I unfortunately think they may
'loose' some of these nearly 48,000 images locked in vaults in Houston.

Bob...

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Old August 12th 06, 06:34 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Thomas Lee Elifritz
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Default Can NASA return to the Moon by 2019?

rhw007 wrote:
Paul Foley wrote:
Didn't we already go to the moon, like, in the 1970s?


If so I would like to know what happened to the 700 or so TV film and
movie tapes that NASA 'lost' recently.

Also would certainly appreciate NASA doing SOMETHING to preserve still
photographs:

Of the 47,934 total Apollo and support missions photographs,

fewer than 1350 are faithful digital reproductions.~

This means that very little over 2% of this photography has ever been
seen by the public.

This is unacceptable.

http://www.keithlaney.net/project_fr...llo_images.htm

But since they lost the Apollo tapes I unfortunately think they may
'loose' some of these nearly 48,000 images locked in vaults in Houston.


NASA is a public relations disaster.

It's almost like they have children working on their PR.

http://cosmic.lifeform.org
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Old August 13th 06, 02:55 AM posted to sci.space.policy
William Elliot
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Default NASA will return to the moon as soon as China has a manned moonmission.

bOn Sat, 12 Aug 2006, Douglas Holmes wrote:

Personally I am becoming concerned the answer is no.

Carrying on the discussion in the title line instead of the body sucks big
time, but as that's how you want it, I've obliged.

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Old August 13th 06, 07:46 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Frank Glover[_1_]
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Default Can NASA return to the Moon by 2019?

Paul Foley wrote:
Didn't we already go to the moon, like, in the 1970s?


Yes. Your point?

Six manned landings (and assorted probes) does not full
understanding make. There's a constant presence of humans in Antatctica...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._in_Antarctica

....even though it was discovered in 1820:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica

Researchers don't seem on the verge of running out of new things to
learn there. Why should the Moon be any different? (And unlike
Antarctica [except some modest tourism...I know someone who's done it],
we have a shot at doing commercially viable things on the Moon one day,
as well.)

After the second or third Mars expedition, will you be saying;
"Screw this, we've done it. What about Jupiter?"

Hell, I'm sure we'll still be learning new thigns about *Earth,* on
the day we send a ship to Alpha Centauri...


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Old August 13th 06, 07:51 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Frank Glover[_1_]
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Default Can NASA return to the Moon by 2019?

rhw007 wrote:

Paul Foley wrote:

Didn't we already go to the moon, like, in the 1970s?



If so I would like to know what happened to the 700 or so TV film and
movie tapes that NASA 'lost' recently.

Also would certainly appreciate NASA doing SOMETHING to preserve still
photographs:

Of the 47,934 total Apollo and support missions photographs,

fewer than 1350 are faithful digital reproductions.~

This means that very little over 2% of this photography has ever been
seen by the public.

This is unacceptable.

http://www.keithlaney.net/project_fr...llo_images.htm

But since they lost the Apollo tapes I unfortunately think they may
'loose' some of these nearly 48,000 images locked in vaults in Houston.

Bob...


I do hope they get all that located sorted out, after all we spent a
lot of effort and resources getting that data.

But come on.

Even if it was all found, digitized and made readily available on
the Web (and it should be), how much of 'the public' is champing at the
bit to actually see it all?

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Check out my web page: http://www.geocities.com/stardolphin1/link2.htm

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Old August 13th 06, 05:19 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Christopher[_1_]
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Default Can NASA return to the Moon by 2019?

On 12 Aug 2006 10:15:56 -0700, "rhw007" wrote:


Paul Foley wrote:
Didn't we already go to the moon, like, in the 1970s?


If so I would like to know what happened to the 700 or so TV film and
movie tapes that NASA 'lost' recently.

Also would certainly appreciate NASA doing SOMETHING to preserve still
photographs:

Of the 47,934 total Apollo and support missions photographs,

fewer than 1350 are faithful digital reproductions.~

This means that very little over 2% of this photography has ever been
seen by the public.

This is unacceptable.

http://www.keithlaney.net/project_fr...llo_images.htm

But since they lost the Apollo tapes I unfortunately think they may
'loose' some of these nearly 48,000 images locked in vaults in Houston.


This may explain why. http://www.lunaranomalies.com/

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Who cares who wins !!!
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Old August 13th 06, 05:37 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Paul Foley
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Default Can NASA return to the Moon by 2019?

Frank Glover wrote:

Six manned landings (and assorted probes) does not full understanding
make. There's a constant presence of humans in Antatctica...


The mission to the moon wasn't about fully understanding the geology of
the moon. It was about beating the Russians. We did so, and everyone
promptly lost interest.

If the nation were chomping at the bit to study the moon, there would be
hundreds, nay thousands, of instruments sending back data from there.

Researchers don't seem on the verge of running out of new things to
learn there. Why should the Moon be any different?


There are no cute penguins there?


After the second or third Mars expedition, will you be saying; "Screw
this, we've done it. What about Jupiter?"


After two spectacularly successful Mars Rover missions, I'm eager to see
the next generations of remote vehicles on Mars. I don't want those
resources diverted, and squandered, on Buck Rogers fantasies. That's
because I'm interested in science, not interested in seeing some
American astronaut whacking golf balls on Mars.
 




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