Back to Space
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Back to Space
I have some insider info that the US is gonna return to space in a big way. How does another manned mission to the moon sound, with plans to create a permanent base there?
How about an international space base?
Last edited by Susan on 12/5/2003, 10:50 pm, edited 1 time in total.
i'm surprised that it wasn't better known but there is now a international space station. Also the idea of a base on the moon has been thrown around for awhile now so i wouldn't be surprised. Although i'm pretty sure it wouldn't be a US base, it would be international, although with all the antagonism of late who knows
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"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
A military base on the moon seems pointless. Unless this base was going to be used as a launch site for missions to Mars, or other planets it seems like it wouldn't be helping anyone. It's pretty sad when the first step towards colonizing beyond Earth is built on the basis of war.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
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yeah i wasn't thinking military base, i don't agree with that either
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
ya sorry, I interpreted "base" as a military base
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
lol come now i think it's pretty well known that i'm a pretty hippish guy, and also the anti-thesis of Venom
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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How about an [i]international[i] space base?
LOL no! The failure of the "international" space station is why this would be built. The cost for the station is much more than its worth and mostly paid for by the US not the international community. A base would serve a much bigger and better purpose for the US and would be worth the money unlike the space station. Yes this would be a step closer to a mission to mars.
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and, uh, venom, i know you're a die hard patriot and all, but doesn't the thought of a base, built by <i>any</i> government on the moon make you just a <i>tiny</i> bit nervous?
i mean, it's not unrealistic to assume that this base would have some military function. it's too juicy an opportunity to pass up. any single government having control of something like that would be problematic.
i mean, it's not unrealistic to assume that this base would have some military function. it's too juicy an opportunity to pass up. any single government having control of something like that would be problematic.
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Venom
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and, uh, venom, i know you're a die hard patriot and all, but doesn't the thought of a base, built by any government on the moon make you just a tiny bit nervous?
i mean, it's not unrealistic to assume that this base would have some military function. it's too juicy an opportunity to pass up. any single government having control of something like that would be problematic.
The Chinese are planning on going to the moon for a base as well. If they can do it is another question. However, I feel A LOT more comfortable if the US does so as well. Why would having a base on the moon be problematic? Are we gonna build some huge laser that can wipe a country off the earth? I think not. This isn't the movies. We already have enough nukes to destroy the earth 10 times over. What could possibly be worse about a base on the moon?
Why not make the Moon the starting point towards peace? A place that is weapon free, and where you don't need to worry about all of the conflicts we see here. I don't think this is impossible, and if anything if living beyond Earth is going to happen in the future, then I think this would be the most beneficial starting point.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
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starvingeyes
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uh, it may surprise you to learn that the particle beam cannon is a potential reality, and furthermore, some conspiracy theorists believe it already exists in northern alaska (the HAARP project)
that wasn't my point, however. a moon base allows for weapons et al to be stored in a location where they cannot be destroyed. it disrupts the mutually assured destruction deterrent of using nuclear or other WMD's in war.
that wasn't my point, however. a moon base allows for weapons et al to be stored in a location where they cannot be destroyed. it disrupts the mutually assured destruction deterrent of using nuclear or other WMD's in war.
we got no buisness on the moon, absolutely none besides research. no military, no countries, not even a single flag should be there.
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if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
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i liked J-Neli's idea, but meh i guess i'm just an idealist.....bombing the shit out of people and carrying around weapons just seems to be the logical way of getting peace these days..... 
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month