The Case for the Moon

apsmith writes "Continuing the flurry of recent hearings on the future of humans in space, a Senate committee on Thursday heard testimony in favor of a return to the Moon. Former senator and moon-walker Harrison Schmitt and physicist David Criswell see the lunar surface as an immense energy resource, just waiting to be tapped. Astronomer Roger Angel sees the lunar south pole as the ideal astronomical observatory, with locations for telescopes 100 times better than anything we've done so far. And geologist Paul Spudis sees a lot of unfinished business on the Moon, to develop it as the "feedstock of an industrial space infrastructure." TransOrbital also sent written testimony."

Comments

Re:sheeps, americans and europians

[Rasta Prefect]

somehow they manage to live without an enemy

Funny, last time I checked the enemy was the US...At least thats what seems to have been the inspiration for the EU and the Euro.

Re:Enlighten me.

[aallan]

First of all, irradiating the atmosphere with microwaves is far more dangerous than a nuclear power plant.

Prove it?

Al.

Re:sheeps, americans and europians

[Sinical]

Wow: ferocious trollbait there.

I'll bite, though: please give us the names and dates of the European missions to the Moon, or of any particularly interesting achievements made by your space program. I *think* they might have a space station module, but I'm not sure.

In short, what do you *do*? Except bitch and moan about American achievement, I mean.

Sheep, huh? Isn't there some dictator you should be appeasing or surrendering to right now?

Re:Why we stopped going to the moon

[Le Marteau]

We landed on the moon but this was partially to make sure the Russians did not do so first.

And how many billions were spent so we could get bragging rights for 'first on the moon?' How many people starved to death on the planet, how many people died because of preventable diseases, etc, during that era.

Just when I start thinking better about humanity, someone like you has to come along and remind me of how utterly stupid and unevolved humans are.

Thanks, Bub.

Re:Why?

[SurgeonGeneral]

how does such a stupid comment get modded INSIGHTFUL??

America has already been to the moon you witless fool, and the chinese were there to see it the first time.