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Astrobotic To Take Mexican Payload To the Moon
MarkWhittington writes: One of the great results of the commercial space revolution, which promises to lower the cost of space travel, is the opportunities it opens for countries and private entities to operate in space who would not otherwise be able to do so. The latest example of this phenomenon is the agreement by Astrobotic, one of the competitors in the Google Lunar X Prize, to take a yet to be determined payload provided by the Agencia Espacial Mexicana, according to a story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The arrangement will help Mexico become the first Latin American country to land and operate a payload on the lunar surface.
... please tell me that payload will include a Jeb doll
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?
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Now we will be able to get Mexican food on the moon
a SD card with a copy of Kerbal Space Program would fit....
Liberty - Security - Laziness - Pick any two.
due to a design error in the solar charging module, the payload shut down at high noon each month for several days, however this means the device was able to keep operating well into the lunar night.
That's one giant leap for lunar farming...
The payload module approaches the lunar surface, retros blazing. Slowly, carefully...contact light! Descent engine cutoff!
Immediately, dozens of astronauts pile out of the capsule and scatter wildly in every direction.
They don't have clean drinking water but they have a space program? I think their brains are refried.
Can I pay for that in Dogecoins?
Sounds like Mexico just wants to throw money away for appearances' sake.
I mean, if it was a scientific package from a Mexican university, or a Mexican military satellite, or something, I'd understand. I don't understand why they'd want to just send something to the moon just to have sent something to the moon. The US did it to outdo the Russians, but at least we got a decent amount of research and development out of it.
Obligatory Mexican comment: Someone should paint "muff diver" on the side of it.
Those who can't do, teach. Those who can't teach either, do tech support.
it's incredible how whom I consider a smart sector of the internet quickly devolves into international bully.
Easy pickings ah mateys?
Let's wait and see if Astrobotic ever even makes it to LEO before counting those chickens.
that they would "become the first Latin American country to land and operate a payload on the lunar surface", if they paid someone else to the that for them?
Will the payload be drugs?
Those Mexican cartels are getting really inovative!
I'm waiting for the first Coca-Cola Ad transported to the moon and visible from earth.
...to his or her moon?
a Bounce House and a Grill sent to the moon, we'll know their true intentions. Lunar Fiesta!
not considered a payload then ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...
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Great, now Latinos will flood the moon. Way to go Asstrobotic.
John Boehner's head explode...
"Win treats sysadmins better than users. Mac treats users better than sysadmins. Linux treats everyone like sysadmins."
Its a sad day when you realize people like you read /.
On the other hand, its good to know that you can still read and write... Maybe this last one comes out your ass, but well at least you try.
Had to .. this post reminds me of that hilarious South Park Episode.
http://southpark.cc.com/clips/...
ITT a bunch of a**holes trying to put down Mexico's efforts with the same boring jokes and old tired stereotypes.