No Astronauts cannot go to the Moon

[katy perry is hot]

It is also owned, contracted, ran, and operated by the department of defense, which is a joke in and of its self. :roll:

Wrong. NASA is not administrated by the DoD. It is an independent Government agency.
I also like how you used the words "owned" and "contracted" to describe a government agency..

 

[Lexic]

no i do not because i beleave in 1 small step for man and 1 small step for man kind

 

[SIO]

I saw no link to an article or other source confirming this, so I shall provide one. Debate topics are best when a link to an article or other relevant source is provided. Linkie:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8489097.stm

The article does mention how Obama would like to turn to the private sector for launch services. I for one would like to see the private sector take on space travel and exploration.

 

[Uphoreka]

Nice source SIO.

 

[Antarctic]

I'm pretty sure Obama doesn't own the moon, nor has the right to tell people they can't go there.

They'll just do it from a different country. 🙂

 

[Bossanova]

I disagree, Antarctic. To go to the moon without help from NASA is damn near impossible. If they work for NASA, and are qualified to go the moon, they have every right to go.

But if they are just a civilian, why in the hell are they special enough to go?

 

[Uphoreka]

The Soviet Union went near the moon without NASA.

 

[katy perry is hot]

But they never made it 🙂

 

[Saruman]

The Soviet Union went near the moon without NASA.

But they never made it 🙂

They never sent a human to step on the moon, however...

Location of the Russian rover Lunokhod 2, showing tracks left by the lunar sampler 37 years ago. (Credit: NASA)

Russian Lunar Rover Found: 37-Year-Old Space Mystery Solved

On March 15, images and data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) were posted. The LRO, scheduled for a one year exploration mission about 31 miles above the lunar surface, will produce a comprehensive map, search for resources and potential safe landing sites and measure lunar temperatures and radiation levels.

Using his atlas and the NASA images, Stooke pinpointed the exact location of the Russian rover Lunokhod 2, discovering tracks left by the lunar sampler 37 years ago after it made a 35-kilometre trek. The journey was the longest any robotic rover has ever been driven on another celestial body.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100316164950.htm

Lunokhod 2 rover (MSU)

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Soviet moon rover Lunokhod 1 found after 40 years in lunar wilderness

- First successful lunar rover
- Spotted in hi-res NASA photo
- Parked perfectly for further use

A ROVER found on the moon last week has delivered joy to the Soviets who lost it 40 years ago and evidence to any that still needed it that man did indeed once land there.

The Soviet rover Lunokhod 1 was the first successful lunar rover, landing on the moon on November 17, 1970, a full 24 years before Sojourner was successfully rolled out on the surface of Mars.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/s...lunar-wilderness/story-e6frfro0-1225862092468

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Thats, if to say that little shiny "dot" in the image is said rover...

After all, it could be a piece of mining equipment from the annuaki for all we know...we're just fed information from the powers that be. :cheer: