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Man Conquers Space

Posted by timothy on from the canberra-we-have-a-problem dept.

dirtyhank writes "Half a century ago space exploration was the ultimate adventure and a team headed by Wernher von Braun dreamed about it for Colliers Magazine. Their vision of the future to come was too optimistic though and we haven't made to Mars yet. Now the dreamers are some people in Australia trying to produce Man Conquers Space, a documentary based on the premise that all that had been proposed in the early 1950's in Colliers actually came to pass - and sooner than they expected."

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  1. Man Conquers Space by nzhavok · · Score: 3, Funny

    Man Conquers Space

    yeah...

    Kinda like how I conquered the mighty oceans last week when I went for a little paddle in the surf.

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    He who defends everything, defends nothing. -- Fredrick The Great
  2. Documentary? by shoppa · · Score: 4, Funny
    a documentary based on the premise that all that had been proposed in the early 1950's in Colliers actually came to pass

    Oh, yes. One of my favorite documentaries is by Steven Spielberg and is based on the premise that an alien was stranded on earth and befriended a human boy to help him get back home. Man, that documentary footage of those flying bikes is still vivid in my head.

  3. Can't click on the link by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 5, Funny

    I realize it's harmless, but ManConquersSpaceEnter.html is abbreviated MCSEnter, and the MCSE doesn't get past the firewall here.

  4. Re:Slightly off topic - never did "have a problem" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    That was fascinating. I especially liked this part:
    55:55:17 (9:07 PM CT) - Important Rocket Part: *poot*

    55:55:18 (9:07 PM CT) - Astronaut: "Ohhhfuckohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuckohfuck..."

    55:55:20 (9:07 PM CT) - Swigert: "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here."

  5. Damn Right! by ZigMonty · · Score: 3, Funny

    The reason seeing this preview choked me up was because it brought back to me the thought that, yes, we could have done it. We could have put those space stations up, we could have gone to Mars. We could have done so much more than we did in space. Instead, the money was spent on military hardware.

    Yes, I agree completely. All those who complain about NASA's $14.8 billion budget should take a long, hard look at the US military's $369 billion budget. There was a good line that I heard that went something like "Imagine what the world would be like if schools got all the moeny they needed and the military had to hold a cake sale to raise funds for a new bomber."