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President Bush To Call For Return To Moon?

Posted by simoniker on from the hup-hup-and-haway dept.

Brian Stretch writes " According to the National Review: 'When President Bush delivers a speech recognizing the centenary of heavier-than-air-powered flight December 17, it is expected that he will proffer a bold vision of renewed space flight, with at its center a return to the moon, perhaps even establishment of a permanent presence there. If he does, it will mean that he has decided the United States should once again become a space-faring nation.' Here's hoping. The article also includes talk of nuclear engines and using the moon as a testbed for going to Mars."

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  1. I'm Moving by php_pheen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, an opportunity to live somewhere that doesn't suck... not yet anyway...

    1. Re:I'm Moving by Kneht · · Score: 4, Funny
      You'll find nothing sucks so hard as a vacuum though.

      --
      "Are you on some kind of medication?"
      "No"
      "Well, you should be."

      --Bean

    2. Re:I'm Moving by DarkBlackFox · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's a partial vacuum. It sucks by default.

  2. And thus.... by bloodrose · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bush Phones Home

  3. What's the real reason by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Must ... cover ... up ... economy problems ... iraq problems ... re-election soon ...

    1. Re:What's the real reason by fenix+down · · Score: 5, Funny

      God, this has to be like the 6th time I've explained this thing this week.

      Go to Advanced Search and check Occurances. Those are all the places Google looks for your search phrase in relation to a page. In the title, the URL, the text, and in links to the page. Thus, every time we say miserable failure W's bio moves up in the ranks.

      So, (miserable failure) Google is not (miserable failure) actually (miserable failure) conspiring to overthrow our beloved (miserable failure) leader, (miserable failure) it's just me. (miserable failure)

  4. The possible reasons why: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. There are weapons of mass destruction on the moon.
    2. Saddam or Osama, or both, may be hiding in a moon crater.
    3. The moon is made of oil.
    4. Don't want those pinko commie Chinese taking over our moon.
    5. Because the Mooninites are really funny and he wants to meet them.

    1. Re:The possible reasons why: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I hear he's going to liberate the moon from Earth's orbit.

      Free the moon now!

  5. I nominate Bush to be on first flight to the moon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We always knew Bush was looney... now he's just plain lunar.

  6. Yup, Bush calls for return to moon! by Kirk+Troll · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's the best idea I've ever heard! Lets rocket Bush to the Moon! ;)

  7. Actually by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's just figuring we might find WMD there.

  8. Gimme a break. by Feztaa · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nothing but more lunacy from the Bush administration.

    1. Re:Gimme a break. by Lord_Dweomer · · Score: 3, Funny
      1. Make bad pun
      2.?????
      3.KARMA!!!!!

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  9. Re:Thank you China! by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 5, Funny

    If the moon flew planes into our skyscrapers, we would have people on it inside of a week. :)

  10. Re:$500 Billion in debt. by bigberk · · Score: 4, Funny
    Um, I think you'll find the debt (current account deficit) is $7 trillion
    Actually, it's only $6,918,260,082,500.99 (I love how they throw the .99 in there, like that fools us eh?)
  11. How can you tell it's from the National Review? by ndinsil · · Score: 4, Funny

    The crack about Congressional Democrats would likely challenge a presidential declaration that the sky is blue.

    In the interest of equal time I'd like to point out any such declaration would likely contain amendments authorizing Ashcroft to eat babies of suspected terrorists, promoting Justice Scalia to Pope of the One True Faith, and paying Halliburton $1 billion to stripmine Yellowstone and sell the tailings as a food additive.

  12. Google? What the Heck? by MudDude · · Score: 4, Funny

    Howdie,

    Has anyone recently tried entering "miserable failure" in Google?

    Can you tell me what happens?

    Regards,

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    You don't need to see my .sig. This isn't the .sig you're looking for...
  13. Look, it's not a question of physics! by fireboy1919 · · Score: 4, Funny

    And the more accurate usage is not :
    "President Bush to Call for Return TO the moon";
    its:
    "President Bush to Call for Return OF the moon";

    Whoever took the moon had better give it back, soon.

    We NEED the moon. We need it for the children. This is a war - a war on terror. A war against whoever took the moon.

    President Bush has called for a return of the moon - and with good reason!

    How else are we going to govern the tides? I've done it by hand, and let me tell you, this "moon" thing they came up with is a lot better. I, for one, will be glad when it's were it belongs - back in the US, and out of the hands of terrorists.

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  14. Decisions, decisions... by mjh · · Score: 3, Funny
    The /. conundrum:
    • Hate Bush
    • Love space travel
    What to do? What to do?
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  15. Re:I couldn't agree more by F34nor · · Score: 3, Funny

    Funny, sounds like your talking about the Space Elevator or the LEO Crane!

    If we want to get off this friken rock the Space Elevator is the only choice. 2 ton payloads, 8 climbers per ribbon 2 ribbons. A DEAL at 15 billion. So like I've said before...

    HEY NANOFIBER ENGINEERS, STOP READING SLASHDOT AND GET BACK TO WORK!!!