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Moon Science! NASA Needs Experiment Ideas for Commercial Lunar Landers
Space.com ^ | October 18, 2018 01:46pm ET | Meghan Bartels,

Posted on 10/18/2018 2:59:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin

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I have yet another dumb question: Is it really possible to design and build a lunar lander, and have it reviewed and accepted by NASA in the time allowed?
1 posted on 10/18/2018 2:59:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Dark side of the moon would be a nifty place for a telescope.


2 posted on 10/18/2018 3:03:58 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: BenLurkin

Bigger question, do they have the authority to tell someone else they can’t risk their life?


3 posted on 10/18/2018 3:04:06 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Democratic socialism is when the majority of people vote to steal your property.)
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To: Grimmy

There is no permanent dark side of the moon. There is a near side we can see and a far side we can’t, but any point gets two weeks of sun and two weeks of darkness.


4 posted on 10/18/2018 3:06:11 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Leave the job, leave the clearance. It should be the same rule for the Swamp as for everyone else.)
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To: BenLurkin

Try and grow a few crops on the moon. All the things needed for that will make for some interesting problems to solve.


5 posted on 10/18/2018 3:07:08 PM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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To: BenLurkin

Cheese?


6 posted on 10/18/2018 3:08:26 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: BenLurkin

how about a green cheese detector?


7 posted on 10/18/2018 3:08:38 PM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: Blood of Tyrants

“do they have the authority to tell someone else they can’t risk their life?”

Interesting question. Why wouldn’t they have that authority?.

Would they hire civilians or military, or some combination of both? It will be interesting to see how it all unfolds. I’m kind of excited about the prospects.


8 posted on 10/18/2018 3:08:39 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking...)
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To: KarlInOhio

“There is no dark side
of the moon really.
Matter of fact
it’s all dark.”

Pink Floyd.


9 posted on 10/18/2018 3:10:19 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: KarlInOhio

Obviously you are incorrect. The Moon is flat and only has two sides. One is always dark. /s


10 posted on 10/18/2018 3:11:01 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: KarlInOhio

Of course there is no ‘dark side’ of the moon.

It’s all dark!


11 posted on 10/18/2018 3:11:56 PM PDT by Samurai_Jack (War is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.)
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To: dhs12345

haha... beat me to it.


12 posted on 10/18/2018 3:12:22 PM PDT by Samurai_Jack (War is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.)
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To: be-baw

If they have no monetary interest, they would have no say.


13 posted on 10/18/2018 3:13:10 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Democratic socialism is when the majority of people vote to steal your property.)
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To: Grimmy

It really doesn’t have any advantage two weeks of sunlight for each side and out of radio contact with the Earth always, unless they have a geo lunar satellite deployed to relay coms.


14 posted on 10/18/2018 3:13:21 PM PDT by Empireoftheatom48 (WWG1WGA!)
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To: BenLurkin

USe an off the shelf electric propulsion system for an electric car. Better just buy a Tesla and give it monster tires


15 posted on 10/18/2018 3:13:30 PM PDT by Fai Mao (There is no rule of law in the US until The PIAPS is executed.)
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To: Grimmy

Especially a radio telescope, with the moon blocking Earth sourced radio signals.


16 posted on 10/18/2018 3:14:01 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: SunkenCiv

*ping*


17 posted on 10/18/2018 3:15:18 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: Samurai_Jack

Cut and paste. :)


18 posted on 10/18/2018 3:17:36 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: dhs12345

Moose limbs can out reach that far?


19 posted on 10/18/2018 3:20:44 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: reg45

Now a radio telescope would be a good thing.


20 posted on 10/18/2018 3:25:17 PM PDT by Empireoftheatom48 (WWG1WGA!)
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