American Astronauts Are Going Back to the Moon
President Donald Trump has signed a directive that authorizes NASA to return American astronauts to the Moon—a mission that would lay the foundation for a possible mission to Mars. The renewed emphasis on space exploration, said Trump, is to ensure America’s primacy in space, to protect its citizens, and to create jobs. But while a coherent and ambitious space program is welcome news, the announcement can also be seen as a distraction.
While signing the order Trump stressed that this will lead to “jobs, jobs!”
For the moment, let’s celebrate the decision to send Americans back to the Moon—but not at the expense of ignoring the many problems that still exist back home in the US.
WHAT PROBLEMS????????????
What problems has Trump caused?
If we want to go back to the moon, we’d better start dusting off the blueprints for the Saturn V rocket (or design something better), because right now we got no wheels to get there. That’s assuming we still have the manufacturing infrastructure left to build one again. The Russians can’t take anybody there, either, so we’ll probably have to let the Chinese build one for us, and pray that they don’t use defective materials like they do when they copy our car parts.
I’d like to send all liberals to the moon
I thought they were working on a Saturn 5 replacement?
I thought this was going to be about all that lying blood moon garbage from a couple years ago, which sold a lot of books and DVDs but now…pfft.
Yay! Moon missions! Mars bases! GIANT CONTROLLED DETONATIONS HURTLING SPACEMEN INTO…SPACE!!!!! Probably….
Its kinda’ difficult to imagine Americaning any harder.
Remember he announced the “new Space force” earlier this year, but even so wouldn’t we just send NASA people ?
@ Reboot
SLS – Space Launch System, currently behind schedule and over budget, but still in the works
The libs are mad because that means the end of Obama’s directive for NASA to become a Muslim outreach program.
Also, better for us to get up there and establish a permanent base before the Chinese do it. He who controls the high ground……
HOORAY!
I’ll be able to watch moon launches from my front yard again, and not those puny little satellite rockets, either, but the big-ass Saturn blaster. I’m 150 miles south of the cape but I can FEEL it when the Saturn goes past.
Yet another reason to like Mr. Trump.
How novel, actually having NASA get back into space exploration.
Pathetic that we have no manned space launch vehicle since they scrapped the space shuttle and didn’t replace the shuttles. Even JFK couldn’t have imagined we would have to hitch rides on Russian rockets to go to the space station.
nasa went into climate change clams so far it may be better to start a space group.
There are a lot of things that Oblablah did that are hate-worthy, but destroying NASA is one I will never forgive him for.
Our President is Best President.
I want to go to the moon.
Probably won’t happen, but it was a nice dream as a boy.
Let NASA coordinate private industry efforts. Spend no tax $$$ on this if we can. NASA is just a SJW front nowadays, anyway.
The Moon would be a great location for a new Federal Prison for ex-politicians, tho.
Rocket technology has been around for over 2000 years. It is quite possible utilizing existing rocket technology for our return to space will not be cost effective. Envision a space plane that can fly in and out of orbit. Such a vehicle would require that it be reusable, capable of being launched from an airstrip, piggyback transport or standard launch pads. The vehicle should be capable of being refueled from depots pre-staged in high orbit. Such a vehicle would give us a distinct advantage in any new space race. Surely we can do better than we did when JFK was president.
Imagine that, Trump possibly creating the Colonial Marines!
Game over, man….game over! 😉
One of these days, Alice,…..
🌙 MOON LANDING: OBVIOUS HOAX 🌙
🔥 I couldn’t even stuff 3 people in a FORD PINTO with the windows rolled up and get to the store, BUT, let’s stuff 3 grown men, inside 3″ metal and gold aluminum foil tree fort. Send them through 1000+ degree C temperatures outside of Earth’s protection layers.
🔥 You can see there are OBVIOUSLY enough temperature controls to keep them from frying to a crisp, freezing, or being irradiated.
And look at all those OXYGEN TANKS? See those? How did 3 people have enough to make the return trip? Take turns breathing?
🔥 And also, they were able to exit in even thinner layers of fabric and glass, while I need a lead bib to take an x-ray.
🔥 And you see those fuel tanks to control their return trip w/o veering off course or burning up in the atmosphere? Me neither.
🔥 That thing is SO THIN AND FLIMSY, I wouldn’t even trust my kids to play in it in the back yard during a thunder storm.
🔥🔥🔥 GET REAL PEOPLE! 🔥🔥🔥 N.A.S.A. must be laughing like crazy that anyone would believe a tiny metal box with gold foil and P.C.V. tubing could take 3 men to the moon and back.
@Mithrandir: My Grandma thought the moon landing was faked, too.
But she also thought professional wrestling was real.
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