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Wraith posted 07-20-99 06:53 PM ET
Hail,
I can't believe I haven't seen this mentioned on this board yet. Doesn't anyone know what important event in history happened thirty years ago today?
Wraith
"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality"
-- Albert Einstein
Dreadnought posted 07-20-99 07:05 PM ET
Yeah, the moon landing, correct? I bet Micheal Collins is pretty bitter.....
Spoe posted 07-20-99 07:17 PM ET
Yeah, the eve of the 8th anniversery of the loss of Liberty Bell 7. :P
Krushala posted 07-20-99 07:38 PM ET
guess there isn't much to discuss. But I'm wondering if all of you all feel it was worth it. Basically we spent millions of dollars to prove a point, and bring back some rocks. Not that I wish we hadn't done it.
OhWell posted 07-20-99 08:02 PM ET
IMNSHO it was worth every dime...
Shadwhawk posted 07-21-99 02:20 AM ET
We didn't spend millions going to the moon...we spent billions. Around $25 billion, I think.
And it was worth every dime, that's for sure. Would have been even better if the classic American attention span could be held for more than 1 landing and 1 near-fatal accident. The whole 'Eh, been there, done that' attitude that's invaded the populace's view of space is...disgusting. A whopping 12 people have stepped foot on another planetary body, and we haven't been back in 28 damn years.
I'll vote for whatever president promises to support NASA in a lunar colony or a Mars shot.
Hell, I'll even support a joint Microsoft/AOL venture into space (Gates could probably fund a Mars shot or asteroid-capture on his own).
I'll support any company that wants to commercialize space...just as long as we get -out- there!
Shadowhawk
Trappist posted 07-21-99 01:42 PM ET
It was worth a sight more than the nukes the money would probably have been spent on otherwise.
Dreadnought posted 07-21-99 03:51 PM ET
Whenevr I hear someone say space is a waste of money, I want to scream. If you want to talk about wastes, look at America, we spend 270 billion a year on defense.
I HATE REPUBLICANS!!!
And Democrats for that matter.
Krushala posted 07-21-99 05:09 PM ET
I disagree about defense money being a waste. There are lots of countries that want to, and would tear us apart if we didn't have a strong defense. But this isn't the thread for that. I do think the whole nuclear weapons program was a waste of money. How many times over can you destroy a country?. I would like to see a mars landing. But it doesn't seem to be in the public interest.
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Author	Topic: Anniversary
Wraith	posted 07-20-99 06:53 PM ET Hail, I can't believe I haven't seen this mentioned on this board yet. Doesn't anyone know what important event in history happened thirty years ago today? Wraith "As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality" -- Albert Einstein
Dreadnought	posted 07-20-99 07:05 PM ET Yeah, the moon landing, correct? I bet Micheal Collins is pretty bitter.....
Spoe	posted 07-20-99 07:17 PM ET Yeah, the eve of the 8th anniversery of the loss of Liberty Bell 7. :P
Krushala	posted 07-20-99 07:38 PM ET guess there isn't much to discuss. But I'm wondering if all of you all feel it was worth it. Basically we spent millions of dollars to prove a point, and bring back some rocks. Not that I wish we hadn't done it.
OhWell	posted 07-20-99 08:02 PM ET IMNSHO it was worth every dime...
Shadwhawk	posted 07-21-99 02:20 AM ET We didn't spend millions going to the moon...we spent billions. Around $25 billion, I think. And it was worth every dime, that's for sure. Would have been even better if the classic American attention span could be held for more than 1 landing and 1 near-fatal accident. The whole 'Eh, been there, done that' attitude that's invaded the populace's view of space is...disgusting. A whopping 12 people have stepped foot on another planetary body, and we haven't been back in 28 damn years. I'll vote for whatever president promises to support NASA in a lunar colony or a Mars shot. Hell, I'll even support a joint Microsoft/AOL venture into space (Gates could probably fund a Mars shot or asteroid-capture on his own). I'll support any company that wants to commercialize space...just as long as we get -out- there! Shadowhawk
Trappist	posted 07-21-99 01:42 PM ET It was worth a sight more than the nukes the money would probably have been spent on otherwise.
Dreadnought	posted 07-21-99 03:51 PM ET Whenevr I hear someone say space is a waste of money, I want to scream. If you want to talk about wastes, look at America, we spend 270 billion a year on defense. I HATE REPUBLICANS!!! And Democrats for that matter.
Krushala	posted 07-21-99 05:09 PM ET I disagree about defense money being a waste. There are lots of countries that want to, and would tear us apart if we didn't have a strong defense. But this isn't the thread for that. I do think the whole nuclear weapons program was a waste of money. How many times over can you destroy a country?. I would like to see a mars landing. But it doesn't seem to be in the public interest.