Why are we going to the Moon again ?

[Griff]

What do you mean, going to the moon again?

I haven't been the first time yet.

[Number 16]

Perhaps it's a rescue mission...

[17 stone giant]

We've only been to one side of it. The other side might be amazing.

[lingaro]

latest attempt to expand the game and keep Featherstone out of SL.  Apparently a team on the moon will bring something to the game.

[GUBRATS]

6 hours ago, Number 16 said:

Perhaps it's a rescue mission...

, sod your CGI , all you need is some tinfoil and wool , brilliant 

Edited September 1, 2022 by GUBRATS

[GUBRATS]

6 hours ago, Number 16 said:

Perhaps it's a rescue mission...

This is where the moon landing conspiracy theories started

[GUBRATS]

4 hours ago, 17 stone giant said:

We've only been to one side of it. The other side might be amazing.

Beware ' the Dark side '

[amm]

On 30/08/2022 at 22:15, GUBRATS said:

2,000 generations to reach the nearest planet that might just have usable water , but it has double the gravity , so it would be like carrying somebody of a similar size on your back all the time 

Not happening 

So… how much would a chip on my shoulder weigh?

Great thread this, a mix of belly laughs and thought provoking posts. I’m fence sitting yet, one half of me wants to boldly go to see what wonders and new inventions it might bring, whilst the other half of me is feeling quite sad that half the world is in a right mess and could do with the same enthusiasm put into trying to help.

I watched 1969 etc enthralled, and when in Florida I have watched three blast offs. Proper exciting stuff.

Could they find an answer to some of todays problems re fuel, climate, pollution?

I’ll probably be long gone before we find out, but maybe because I’m a 60s babe, I think I’m leaning towards being positive about it and hoping something good will come of it.

[Padge]

If Christopher Columbus was a Leyther he wouldn't have found the Atherton yet.

Edited September 1, 2022 by Padge

[Robin Evans]

10 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

Beware ' the Dark side '

"There is no dark side of the moon really. As a matter of fact its all dark".

Floydd. P. (1973).

Edited September 1, 2022 by Robin Evans

[GUBRATS]

5 hours ago, Padge said:

If Christopher Columbus was a Leyther he wouldn't have found the Atherton yet.

We aren't going any further than Mars 

[Gerrumonside ref]

2 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

We aren't going any further than Mars 

With the technology and science of today…

[GUBRATS]

21 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

With the technology and science of today…

Suspended animation , until that is perfected ( in space ) then we aren't going further than Mars 

[JohnM]

Not a lot of point in going further than Mars at present anyway.

[Gerrumonside ref]

The Jupiter moon of Europa looks interesting.

Not saying we go there tomorrow, but further exploration is definitely warranted.

Might be one for the breed of super intelligent AI robots we’re going to develop over the next 100 years.

Once they’ve resolved the epic ‘expansion vs keeping the home fires burning’ situation plaguing U.K. rugby league haha!

[tonyXIII]

10 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

The Jupiter moon of Europa looks interesting.

Not saying we go there tomorrow, but further exploration is definitely warranted.

Might be one for the breed of super intelligent AI robots we’re going to develop over the next 100 years.

Once they’ve resolved the epic ‘expansion vs keeping the home fires burning’ situation plaguing U.K. rugby league haha!

Compared to resolving issues in UK Rugby League, exploring the outer reaches of the universe is mere child's play.

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

On 01/09/2022 at 00:05, Griff said:

What do you mean, going to the moon again?

I haven't been the first time yet.

A taste of what you're missing!

 

[Farmduck]

On 31/08/2022 at 06:19, Padge said:

Why go to the north pole, well going there has taught us a lot and helped us to improve a lot of technologies.

War improves technologies as resources are pumped in to making better weapons. I would sooner space exploration improved our technologies than war.

But which technologies will the Moon trip help us with. Maintaining a long term space station tests a lot more useful technologies. A trip to the Moon just tells us that we can create liveable completely artificial environments in hostile conditions. Submarine crews could have told us that 100 years ago.

I've been fascinated with space travel ever since I could understand the concept but a trip to the Moon is a PR exercise, nothing more. I remember when the US media, for years, always referred to the "ailing" MIR space station, which had been up there for maybe 10 years. I always thought, "But it's been ailing away for 10 years and there are still people up there, and coming and going. The longest ever USA manned space flight was less than 3 months."

[Farmduck]

On 31/08/2022 at 03:59, Gerrumonside ref said:

This is going to turn into an expansionist versus flat capper (earther) thread for sure

We need a Moon team in SL.

[graveyard johnny]

how long does it take to get to Mars? thought it would be a good idea to have 2 weeks in gran canaria this year but as it turned out 10 days was more than enough before I was ready for home 

[DavidM]

1 hour ago, graveyard johnny said:

how long does it take to get to Mars? thought it would be a good idea to have 2 weeks in gran canaria this year but as it turned out 10 days was more than enough before I was ready for home 

Months by rocket . Years on a coach trip out the local paper

[graveyard johnny]

21 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Months by rocket . Years on a coach trip out the local paper

have always been intrigued by those coach trips but never actually made the commitment for a day out at chester zoo or bury market as of yet

[GUBRATS]

57 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

have always been intrigued by those coach trips but never actually made the commitment for a day out at chester zoo or bury market as of yet

There was a guy on the radio last year , he was from Stoke on Trent , holidaying in Llandudno , he and his missus went on a ' Mystery coach trip ' , ended up at Trentham Gardens 200 yards from where he lived

[GUBRATS]

1 hour ago, DavidM said:

Months by rocket . Years on a coach trip out the local paper

By coach , a fast one at 70 MPH , 228 years 

[Griff]

5 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

A taste of what you're missing!

 

I've heard the cheese is good.