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Posted on: POLL: Should NASA Send Astronauts Back to the Moon...
at 07/09/2009 12:00pm

Assuming that it did happen (which I don't believe), what makes you think we could understand or exploit it ... more(+)

fable_x wrote: I mean since the aliens crash-landed in 1947 and gave us all that great technology.

Assuming that it did happen (which I don't believe), what makes you think we could understand or exploit it easily?
Suppose you went back to 1939 with a camera phone. Easy enough to show what it did, and scientists of that year would be able to understand the theory of solid state electronics (if you could explain it. Could they use that knowledge to build one in much less than 70 years? No. They didn't have the tools to build the tools needed.
Alien technology a few hundred years ahead of us would be an even bigger mystery. close(-)

Posted on: POLL: Should NASA Send Astronauts Back to the Moon...
at 07/08/2009 12:34pm

The only thing that robots can do better, is taking photos from orbit. On the surface, there's nothing better than ... more(+)

The only thing that robots can do better, is taking photos from orbit. On the surface, there's nothing better than boots on the ground.
We learned more about the Moon from Apollo than from all the unmanned missions before and since. Mars will be no different. close(-)

Posted on: Did the moon lander have enough fuel to get off th...
at 07/08/2009 12:23pm

At least the discussion of launch aborts is interesting.
Nobody has mentioned the faulty switch that could have ... more(+)

At least the discussion of launch aborts is interesting.
Nobody has mentioned the faulty switch that could have resulted in an abort of the Apollo 14 LM. I'm curious about what would have happened then. Reaching orbit is one thing, docking with the CSM quite another.
The Shuttle only has a short launch window to dock with the ISS. I can't quite see why launching from the Moon and docking in lunar orbit should be any different. close(-)

Commented on: Twitter Fans Flock to Space Shuttle Launch
at 2009-11-16 08:24:12

It's well worth seeing. I'm from the UK and have seen two Apollo launches and STS-1.
There's some information ... more(+)

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Commented on: Bad Weather Delays Launch Test of NASA's New Rocket
at 2009-10-27 15:17:25

A 1 in 10,000 of an Ares 1-X accident damaging the Shuttle on the other pad. Probably more likely than the Ares 1-X ... more(+)

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Commented on: NASA Unveils New Rocket For Historic Test Flight
at 2009-10-20 11:19:03

"The Ares I-X test rocket has three chances to launch next week, one a day each "
I don't understand that. It's a two ... more(+)

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Commented on: Stephen Colbert’s Space Treadmill Ready for Blast Off
at 2009-08-24 14:22:46

I expect that NASA couldn't think of a suitable backronym.

Commented on: What Happens If You Sneeze in Space?
at 2009-07-21 18:32:55

Let's hope nobody up there has swine flu.