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more about #lunarexploration RonMaverick291: "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 al... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: 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. more » LittleDragon: 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 othe... more » crashedpc - Haifisch: Apparently when the Moon says "no", she really means "yes". more » Liz Weinbloom: Does that picture look like a Dalek to anyone else? Or has the Doctor Who hiatus finally twisted my brain? more » twophrasebark: The slow approach is really cool. I was also thinking - Did the X Prize say anything about size? Why not just send a little tiny rocket and a little t... more » bimplebean: I remember that mission from when I was in junior high school. (Yeah, that's what we called it back then.) The TV coverage was all flashy and cool unt... more » corpore-metal: I was 6 years old when this happened. You the know what the sad thing is? Space infrastructure hasn't advanced to a point when the deaths of astronaut... more » redqueenmeg: I love this. It's sad there've been no people on the moon in my lifetime, and I'm no spring chicken. more » Rasselas: My favorite line from the movie (to Neil and Buzz): "Are you boys in the space program, too?" more » Rainbucket: "It is now thought that meteors had a much greater impact in the formation of the modern surface of the moon." What, they struck it with greater force... more » corpore-metal: You know what the really sad thing is? The last astronaut on the Moon, was the first scientist. more » ZanipoloLebron: Yay! now Iran will be able to orbit a Nuclear Bomb Factory and pick off its enemies from Space. I do however laugh at the suggestion that being able t... more » ThisDudeRufus: Riiiiight. 'Planned' crash. Just like their 'planned' shooting down of a satellite last year. I'm watching you, China. more » Johnny Dactyl: Why do they crash everything instead of sending it into the sun? Free garbage collection more » -
#lunarexploration
NASA's New Moon Missions Hope To Crash And Burn
Don't be too concerned when you hear that latest NASA launch has crashed into the surface of the moon; it doesn't mean that everything's gone wrong. The entire point of one of the two missions is to do just that. More » -
#conceptart
The Electric Rocket That May Put A Robotic Inchworm On The Moon
Here's the "underdog" electric-powered rocket that just may conquer the Moon and win Google's $30 million Lunar X Prize. The Lunatrex rocket uses a slow-but-steady approach, taking months instead of days to reach the Moon. More » -
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Apollo 16: Man, we're on our way!
Those were the words of Charlie Duke, the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16, which launched 37 years ago today. More » -
#spaceexploration
China Lands on the Moon - Sort of
On Sunday, the Chinese space program announced that their satellite, Chang'e-I, ended its 16 month mapping mission with a planned crash on the lunar surface, destroying the craft. More »
