Ontopic Mission to Uranus

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

They shot that robot from earth, at a point in space where mars wasnt expected to be for two months, they landed it, and it fucking works.
And the build quality is being questioned?
Holy shit.

 

[Strings]

Eddie has recreational experience repairing watches! Who could doubt his credentials?

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Is there a point to colonizing the moon, like long term? I understand it may have some minerals and shit, but not like it will ever hold an atmosphere.

I dont think the intention is to "colonize"
Just set up experiment labs and manufacturing facilities with rotating crews
Much science can be done in low-g
Mining, processing and manufacturing can be done with the intention of launching future missions to other points in our solar system and beyond.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

For one thing, we still have to launch materials from here to there to make there the "easier" spot to work from.

No, the concern (from what I remember of the debate) is more about whether it makes sense to leave one gravity well (Earth) then leave another (Luna) to carry out future missions when you could just build a space station large enough to do it.

 

[Strings]

No, the concern is more about whether it makes sense to leave one gravity well (Earth) then leave another (Luna) to carry out future missions when you could just build a space station large enough to do it.

That too.

 

[Darth Handsome]

They shot that robot from earth, at a point in space where mars wasnt expected to be for two months, they landed it, and it fucking works.

Allegedly

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

Allegedly

What, the moon landing and the Mars landers are all fake?

 

[Amstel]

Is there a point to colonizing the moon, like long term? I understand it may have some minerals and shit, but not like it will ever hold an atmosphere.

At least 'let's see what we can learn short-term, and decide from there.' They can make it tiny to see if it's worthwhile. Even if it's not as useful as we hope right away, it may be useful in 50 yrs with some new tech that we're currently unaware of.

 

[Domon]

Is there a point to colonizing the moon, like long term? I understand it may have some minerals and shit, but not like it will ever hold an atmosphere.

staging point for deeper space. Mining, helium3 extraction for tokamaks, etc.

 

[fly]

Allegedly

Troll points: .5

 

[Darth Handsome]

Troll points: .5

Not trolling, this thread belongs in the mystery thread

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

Not trolling, this thread belongs in the mystery thread

This is the same kind of shit that got you kicked out of the baby thread.

 

[Darth Handsome]

Not true, its was because Jehanny is a snitch

 

[Darth Handsome]

Its was
I have bionic thumbs

 

[Strings]

I seem to recall Mr Asa being banned from this thread and Darth and I lobbied for his reinstatement.
Or maybe I dreamed that?
Just saying.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

wut

 

[Strings]

Someone else then. Or dementia.

 

[OzSTEEZ]

just checked a random date on their website, seems to pretty much a standard fare. 99 bucks each way.

A mate of mine from Maryland spent a week over there recently. Said he loved it.

 

[OzSTEEZ]

Lol didn't realise that post was so old.

 

[Duke]

If you're up for it this AM

6:31est Soyuz crew launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome

https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive