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    NASA's New Moon Missions Hope To Crash And Burn
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    Image of RonMaverick291 RonMaverick291
    06/19/09

    In reply to NASA's New Moon Missions Hope To Crash And Burn
    "finding new and inventive ways of spending $580 million of taxpayer money."


    The space programs relies on the help of all the countries. So that we all act as one planet to better understand our universe and our own planet. Yes this uses tax payer money because if we had a choice most people would rather stay tuned to latest news about John & Kate.


    If you are upset about money being used for the space program the alternate, has no stronger definition of opposite. Tax payer money used to kill ourselves, to show who is "superior" in some twisted logic. War.


    Comparing the amount of money used by NASA and the war is like comparing the price of a ice cream cone to OWNING your own 747. When you think about it (and educate yourself) it is ridiculous how much the space program is UNDER paid compared to money used for senseless wars.


    Much like war, action speaks louder than words. I won't continue to ramble on. Such research is invaluable. If you're keeping up with the space news you know how much it will pay off in the long run. I look forward to this mission and I wish it great success.

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    Image of Belabras ate my dingo! Belabras ate my dingo!
    06/19/09

    @RonMaverick291:

    I'm pretty sure the remark was meant light heartedly, but I do agree with you on the need for space exploration funding.


    Lord knows we spend money on many far less noble causes.

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    Image of RonMaverick291 RonMaverick291
    06/19/09

    @Belabras: I was not talking to Graeme I am talking to the people that do feel this way. I just met a few of them the other day during the launch. Some people were actually telling me it was staged.
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    Image of Belabras ate my dingo! Belabras ate my dingo!
    06/19/09

    @RonMaverick291:

    Ok, some people are just idiots.


    Staged? WTF.

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    06/19/09

    @Belabras: Well, duh. STAGED ON THE MOON, THAT IS.
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    06/19/09

    In reply to NASA's New Moon Missions Hope To Crash And Burn
    This must be the basis of some B-movie that ends in disaster, but for the life of me I can't come up with one.
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    Image of aspiringexpatriate aspiringexpatriate
    06/19/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: It probably has something to do with Impact. That NBC miniseries where the moon starts falling towards Earth.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    06/19/09

    In reply to NASA's New Moon Missions Hope To Crash And Burn
    I can spend $580 million dollars in new and interesting ways and advance mankind in space. I would be herald as a fanatic by some, a visionary by others. So who wants to write me a check?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    06/19/09

    @LittleDragon: We've explained this to you before, you can't make a rubber band big enough for that to work. Besides, wouldn't all the parakeets get dizzy?
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    06/19/09

    @Grey_Area: Why are we sending parakeets to the Moon via Giant Slingshot?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    06/19/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: For SCIENCE!!
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    06/19/09

    @Grey_Area: My car trebuchet exists for that very same reason.
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    Image of phoenix phoenix
    06/19/09

    @LittleDragon: I will - as soon as you hire a massive staff of scientists and engineers.
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    Image of CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
    06/19/09

    @Grey_Area: @LittleDragon: I for one would gladly give some of my tax dollars to fund a sh*t crazy plan to develop a giant 'space rubber band' and send parakeets into space.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    06/19/09

    @CmdrHunt:
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    06/19/09

    @Grey_Area: YES WE CAN!
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    06/19/09

    @Grey_Area: Mein Gott.
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    Image of phoenix phoenix
    06/19/09

    @Grey_Area: OH SNAP, SON
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    06/19/09

    In reply to NASA's New Moon Missions Hope To Crash And Burn
    Apparently when the Moon says "no", she really means "yes".
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    Image of Bongoes Bongoes
    06/19/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: But if she says "yes" does that mean "no"?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    06/19/09

    @Bongoes: No.
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    Image of phoenix phoenix
    06/19/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: really?
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