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15. Oh God, not this shit again...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Nov 29, 2021, 08:30 PM

Nov 2021

The original link to the "NASA To Bomb The Moon" circus is dead, but the Wayback Machine never forgets... https://web.archive.org/web/20151006222842/http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6712126

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NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon [View all] left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 OP

I like ambitious plans. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2021 #1

I watch videos sometimes of the decay and problems in the US. I often wonder why we don't RKP5637 Nov 2021 #2

If we waited till we fixed everything in the house we'd never go anywhere. rickyhall Nov 2021 #10

... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2021 #68

What could possibly go wrong? Watch the moon nuclear plant go Chernoble and have a melt down LaMouffette Nov 2021 #3

Space 1999. roamer65 Nov 2021 #4

My 1st thought too sdfernando Nov 2021 #24

+1000 roamer65 Nov 2021 #25

I had that lunch box baby! Dr. Strange Nov 2021 #53

We can do stupid on Earth. Why go to the Moon? Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #6

An explosion that knocks it off its orbit? CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #12

It melting down wouldn't hurt anything as the Moon is lifeless EX500rider Nov 2021 #13

The Fuel Can't Detonate Anyway ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #18

I agree with that part of the physics quaker bill Nov 2021 #26

Sodium cooled? WarGamer Nov 2021 #27

Yep! ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #28

Well, actually, no! Not totally hyperbolic. I thought it could happen. Just ignorance on my part! LaMouffette Nov 2021 #63

My Error ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #64

I'm with you. There are too many unknowns. Too much potential for unforeseen consequences, LaMouffette Nov 2021 #67

A nuclear power plant can't damage the moon in any meaningful way. Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #66

I can't tell if you're serious or joking about those concerns Silent3 Nov 2021 #19

:) Maybe that's in the future. Much better place to send radioactive waste Hortensis Nov 2021 #46

The big problems with dumping nuclear waste off-earth... Silent3 Nov 2021 #47

:) The weight did briefly cross my mind, but I'm lightheartedly Hortensis Nov 2021 #49

I was half-serious, half-joking! Glad to know it couldn't be knocked out of its orbit. LaMouffette Nov 2021 #65

You certainly know a lot about teh science. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #30

Yes, plenty of things could go wrong... blugbox Nov 2021 #34

No worries! Everyone has been pretty kind in their responses, and I enjoy the interchange LaMouffette Nov 2021 #69

Some corrections - Oneironaut Nov 2021 #41

There was a nuke power plant VGNonly Nov 2021 #5

Yup. I was there in 1970 rickford66 Nov 2021 #9

Did you sail VGNonly Nov 2021 #20

No. Wintered over Oct 1969 - Oct 1970 rickford66 Nov 2021 #21

Raytheon? VGNonly Nov 2021 #22

Navy Seabees rickford66 Nov 2021 #23

Dovetails with the Bezos/Musk unstated ultimate goal of fleeing the earth permanently. PSPS Nov 2021 #7

Don't other nations have to agree to that? Bayard Nov 2021 #8

Why would we need permission exactly? EX500rider Nov 2021 #14

Why? left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 #17

There'd be no possibility of polluting rivers or the atmosphere DavidDvorkin Nov 2021 #11

they'll develop it here on Earth first bigtree Nov 2021 #48

Oh God, not this shit again... sir pball Nov 2021 #15

Which has nothing to do with a nuclear reactor left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 #16

We have folx here who are concerned sir pball Nov 2021 #29

OH NOES A NUCLEAR REACTOR IN SPACE??? WERE ALL DOOMED! Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #31

Why can we not thumbs up posts?? blugbox Nov 2021 #35

Ha ha, no shit, the sun reactor has been bombarding the moon for billions of years with radiation Shanti Shanti Shanti Nov 2021 #38

We haven't learned out to be responsible earthlings yet PatSeg Nov 2021 #32

No space missions until war, poverty, and disease no longer exist? Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #37

Okay, it is true we cannot eliminate all the pain and suffering PatSeg Nov 2021 #55

Why aren't we "ready" for space exploration? Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #57

See my comment below PatSeg Nov 2021 #70

We CAN do both. 👍 Besides serious innovation comes out of... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #50

I've heard that rationalization before PatSeg Nov 2021 #58

I missed your... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #60

Yes, sadly not all explorers can be trusted PatSeg Nov 2021 #71

That is a pontentialy excellent endeavor. ... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #73

Oh yes, First Contact PatSeg Nov 2021 #74

NASA already put 5 nuclear power plants on the moon Saboburns Nov 2021 #33

Yes! Exactly what I was replying above. blugbox Nov 2021 #36

Do you have a link to that? left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 #40

Of course. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #42

I thought Nuclear Power Plants required a significant body of water to maintain functionality msfiddlestix Nov 2021 #39

Let me google that for you Blue_Adept Nov 2021 #44

of course they do, nuclear space has been their goal for decades bigtree Nov 2021 #43

Post removed Post removed Nov 2021 #59

It will be great when the dark side of the moon is lit up like NYC. Renew Deal Nov 2021 #45

A gentle thought - maybe some of you being ... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #51

Unclear what that has to do with the OP left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 #54

It's possible that I misread some of the replies... electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #56

What "questions" are you referring to? Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #61

I'll have to go over the thread again. I'll get back to you. 👍 electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #62

'Questions' might have been the wrong choice of words. electric_blue68 Nov 2021 #72

Sounds good in theory, but I'd bet the devil is in the details DFW Nov 2021 #52

It's not like the moon is otherwise hospitable to humans. hunter Nov 2021 #75