Was the Apollo program a waste of money?

[James Madison]

I'd rather have a fully-functional fusion reactor.

 

[Sublyminal]

Are you serious? Anyone that has half a brain KNOWS that 9/11 was an inside and outside job for the benefit of Israel. You are showing your true colors now.

You can't honestly believe that whole there was a bomb crap.

 

[Sublyminal]

I'd rather have a fully-functional fusion reactor.

Power of the sun, not possible, not with our technology. Check back in a few hundred years, if we haven't killed ourselves off by then.

 

[farreri]

Uhh you do realize that sports teams hire people who have specific jobs on how to coach these people on all the PR that they're gonna go through?

Oh, so they have to teach all the team members to be happy, joyful, giddy, smile, joke, appreciative, and all other normal celebratory actions, or else all these sports teams would act like the stiff joy-less astronauts?!!!

Man, what idiotic reasonings you come up with.

I'm immature for saying you conspiracy theorist are retards that shouldn't breed? Please, for the love of the gene pool, keep yours out of it. Conspiracy Theorist are some of the most immature people out there. Bet you believe 9/11 was an inside job too.

Your immaturity stock keeps growing with responses like that.

 

[Sublyminal]

Oh, so they have to teach all the team members to be happy, joyful, giddy, smile, joke, appreciative, and all other normal celebratory actions, or else all these sports teams would act like the astronauts?!!!

Man, what idiotic reasonings you come up with.


Your immaturity stock keeps growing with responses like that.

Are you acting retarded or were you born that way? If you're acting the part, kudos to you sir, you trolled me good. Again, look at what I'm typing -- These PR people all coach these guys so they don't say anything stupid. They are conditioned from the time they're drafted until the day they retire. Also, who the hell wouldn't be happy about winning say the world series or the super bowl, of course they're going to be giddy. BUT you have to also realize that winning the super bowl or world series doesn't compare anywhere near the stress of fielding hundreds of thousands of questions about the same damn thing, in this case the moon landing.

 

[James Madison]

Power of the sun, not possible, not with our technology. Check back in a few hundred years, if we haven't killed ourselves off by then.

We're a bit closer than you think. I sat-in on a presentation of nuclear scientists that are constructing a prototype reactor in France. It's called ITER, if I remember correctly. Side issue.

Unfortunately, the government pumps all the money and scientist into building nukes instead of making things that would actually help people.

 

[Sublyminal]

We're a bit closer than you think. I sat-in on a presentation of nuclear scientists that are constructing a prototype reactor in France. It's called ITER, if I remember correctly. Side issue.

Unfortunately, the government pumps all the money and scientist into building nukes instead of making things that would actually help people.

That's why I said check back in a few hundred years, maybe by then if we haven't nuked ourselves into extinction, we'll have this. Sad thing is, even if this is ever accomplished, some government is gonna try to weaponize it.

 

[Hospitaller]

Not a waste of money at all... everyone around here is always talking about how screwed the world is... why not put forth the resources to actually terraform planets or find a way to exist somewhere else in the solar system?

It's absolutely not a waste of money and contrary to popular belief here finding another planet to live on is not something that can be achieved through donations or incentives. Space projects are way too much money.

It's estimated that a Mars mission could cost half a trillion, no amount of donations or entrepreneurial spirit is going to find that kind of money to burn.

Space exploration is perhaps the only place where I'd like to see government money. If it's all funny money and we're going to destroy the dollar anyway I'd rather destroy it on exploring space.

Who knows what's out there...

You must first look at the morality of the way the money was obtained before you can argue the effective use of that money.

 

[bluesc]

That's why I said check back in a few hundred years, maybe by then if we haven't nuked ourselves into extinction, we'll have this. Sad thing is, even if this is ever accomplished, some government is gonna try to weaponize it.

Quick search got me this:

A scenario has been presented of the effect of the commercialization of fusion power on the future of human civilization.[46] ITER and later Demo are envisioned to bring online the first commercial nuclear fusion energy reactor by 2050. Using this as the starting point and the history of the uptake of nuclear fission reactors as a guide, the scenario depicts a rapid take up of nuclear fusion energy starting after the middle of this century.

Of course, it being science, that prediction will be over optimistic. Like this:

Despite optimism dating back to the 1950s about the wide-scale harnessing of fusion power, there are still significant barriers standing between current scientific understanding and technological capabilities and the practical realization of fusion as an energy source. Research, while making steady progress, has also continually thrown up new difficulties. Therefore it remains unclear whether an economically viable fusion plant is possible.[47][48] A 2006 editorial in New Scientist magazine opined that "if commercial fusion is viable, it may well be a century away.".[48] This pessimistic view is in contrast to the optimism of a pamphlet printed by General Atomics in 1970s stated that "By the year 2000, several commercial fusion reactors are expected to be on-line."

It's not outside of the realm of possibility that the development of a new power source for long-range space travel will contribute to any new form of energy. Then the new big weapons will come.

 

[farreri]

Are you acting retarded or were you born that way?

And your immaturity stock keeps on rising.

BUT you have to also realize that winning the super bowl or world series doesn't compare anywhere near the stress of fielding hundreds of thousands of questions about the same damn thing, in this case the moon landing.

Um buddy, it was their first "post moon landing" press conference.

You should quit before you dig yourself any deeper.

 

[Sublyminal]

And your immaturity stock keeps on rising.


Um buddy, it was their first "post moon landing" press conference.

You should quit before you dig yourself any deeper.

You try traveling 251,968 miles and then being constantly hounded by reporters, the same reporters that saw you walking on the moon just like everyone else did and you tell me how peachy you would be. I can imagine, after getting back they wanted to spend time with their family but ended up having to go through all types of physical therapy to regain muscle that was lost in zero gravity. Now, put a ton of reporters in their faces and of course, they're going to be very defensive and feel like they're being interrogated.

 

[bluesc]

Um buddy, it was their first "post moon landing" press conference.

You should quit before you dig yourself any deeper.

Is that seriously the best argument you can come up with?

Those men had just accomplished something that no man had ever done before. Something that you can never comprehend. There was a constant threat of a pretty terrifying death.

And your best argument is that they didn't act like a sports team that just won a championship? Really?

 

[farreri]

You try traveling 251,968 miles and then being constantly hounded by reporters, the same reporters that saw you walking on the moon just like everyone else did and you tell me how peachy you would be. I can imagine, after getting back they wanted to spend time with their family but ended up having to go through all types of physical therapy to regain muscle that was lost in zero gravity. Now, put a ton of reporters in their faces and of course, they're going to be very defensive and feel like they're being interrogated.

Believe we went to the moon 5 times eons ago and no other country has since, even though technology is light-years ahead since then, if it makes you sleep better. I'm done arguing with you. Peace out.

 

[James Madison]

Those men had just accomplished something that no man had ever done before. Something that you can never comprehend. There was a constant threat of a pretty terrifying death.

How incredible would it have been to be among those men with the honor to walk on the moon. Must have been the ultimate exercise in humility.

 

[Sublyminal]

Believe we went to the moon 5 times eons ago and no other country has since, even though technology is light-years ahead since then, if it makes you sleep better. I'm done arguing with you. Peace out.

You're done arguing because you know that deep down, I am right. It's okay, it was a decent debate on your part.

 

[farreri]

Those men had just accomplished something that no man had ever done before. Something that you can never comprehend. There was a constant threat of a pretty terrifying death.

Yeah, let's show no signs of celebration.

 

[farreri]

You're done arguing because you know that deep down, I am right. It's okay, it was a decent debate on your part.

Keep flattering yourself.

 

[bluesc]

Yeah, let's show no signs of celebration.

Like I said, you can't comprehend what they were feeling at the time.

 

[bluesc]

How incredible would it have been to be among those men with the honor to walk on the moon. Must have been the ultimate exercise in humility.

There are many more moons in the solar system for a manned landing, maybe we'll be the lucky ones .

 

[farreri]

Like I said, you can't comprehend what they were feeling at the time.

I'm surprised one of you moon landing believers haven't said due to being in weightlessness for so long, it temporarily made them all emotionless.