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ESA Holds Workshop On Lunar Base Design

Posted by Hemos on from the designing-for-the-future dept.

plasticpixel writes "Space.com is reporting that a workshop is underway in Noordwijk, The Netherlands, to discuss and plan extraterrestrial bases for human settlement of the Moon. Full story is online. Reminds me of the lunar base I designed when I was about 9 years old for a school project. Too bad I didn't have the backing of NASA or the ESA back then. "

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  1. FP? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    MadPropz to the AC!!!
    ACHTUNG! Alles touristen und non-technischen peepers!
    Das machine control is nicht fur gerfinger-poken und mittengrabben. Oderwise is easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowen fuse, und poppencorken mit spitzensparken.

    Der machine is diggen by experten only. Is nicht fur geverken by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseenen keepen das cotten picken hands in das pockets, so relaxen und watchen das blinkenlights.
  2. First Snatch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First post for all the ACs in the house. Down with CLIT!

  3. Holy fucking shit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Talk about pop ups

    What a stupid web page

  4. No first post for you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First post Nazi

  5. Re:Fundraising Proposal #@ +1; Creative @# by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What, and leave Dick Cheney in charge? Reminds me of that Saturday Night Live skit where Clinton (Phil Hartman) goes over a list of his potential succesors and then *dares* the American public to impeach him.

  6. Movie Time Machine? by Vengie · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Didn't anyone else see the movie "Time Machine"? (The recent remake of HG Wells....) Especially the section where we discuss if we have "Gone Too Far" and [SPOILER WARNING] they begin drilling/explosions for the lunar colony, they crack the moon up and destabilize its orbit? IANA Astrophysicist nor am I a geologist (lunologist?) and am not certain of the validity of that scenario, but doesn't anyone else find the prospect of drilling into the surface of the moon frightning? Isn't there enough space junk in our atmosphere already? Just wait until the Space Station is ready to be broken up for re-entry. All we need is one nice chunk hitting a major metropolitan area. (Hello Iridium....)

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  7. Warning, popup hell... by cperciva · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Given that slashdot routinely labels New York Times links with "(free subscription required)", how about space.com get labelled with "(warning, popup hell ahead)"?

    A single popup ad is bad enough, but when the story spawns three extra windows, it's just dumb.

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