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frizzled

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32. Going to the moon was FUCKING USELESS and a waste of money.

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 12:42 PM

Jan 2016

Absolute Waste. Of. Money.

It actually impeded science because human exploration of space is really, really stupid. The Russians did it the right way, with robots.

Imagine what could've been done with a focus on robots from the get go. We could've had probes swimming around Europa and so on.

Re-usable rockets like SpaceX could've been developed in the '70s or '80s. But no, we got stuck with the Shuttle because of military interference. So many missed opportunities and gigantic wastes of money and lives.

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My generation went to the moon. [View all] Cleita Jan 2016 OP

Don't you mean a soundstage that looked like the Moon? NightWatcher Jan 2016 #1

Well we have to get honest brokers in elected offices first, not Cleita Jan 2016 #2

Unforunately, that can of worms has already been opened VulgarPoet Jan 2016 #29

I agree that we need to bring them to justice. Cleita Jan 2016 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author drm604 Jan 2016 #7

Soundstage? Get serious. KamaAina Jan 2016 #34

I would recommend this MuseRider Jan 2016 #3

Great post, Cleita! K&R nt antigop Jan 2016 #4

Has any country suffered because their citizens were too educated? FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #5

Well, that was then, and now all we get told is hifiguy Jan 2016 #6

Attitude determines Altitude. Octafish Jan 2016 #19

You're remembering wrong. The Russians didn't beat us into space. That was a myth. valerief Jan 2016 #8

Hee - Hee! Yeah, That's The Ticket! ChiciB1 Jan 2016 #23

It's sad that doing here what most every other country is doing ShrimpPoboy Jan 2016 #9

+1 draa Jan 2016 #13

JFK knew that if we could do the 'impossible' like going to the moon... Octafish Jan 2016 #10

This. hifiguy Jan 2016 #11

We should return to the Moon and then go on to Mars. drm604 Jan 2016 #12

here's the nonsense this is all about MisterP Jan 2016 #14

Or this. Cleita Jan 2016 #15

Excellent! nt emsimon33 Jan 2016 #16

You said it, old timer! Odin2005 Jan 2016 #17

I heard someone say not long ago madokie Jan 2016 #18

But Don't You Remember What Was On The ChiciB1 Jan 2016 #25

when I was a kid in the 1970s hfojvt Jan 2016 #20

I was working that July day when the first landing happened... Wounded Bear Jan 2016 #21

Fortunately for Me ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #30

Hillary asked for those things from the 1% and they said "No".... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #22

I had just turned 19 when he gave that speech. zeemike Jan 2016 #24

That day was my tenth birthday - New Orleans Strong Jan 2016 #26

I wasn't born until 1980 so I wasn't alive then Victor_c3 Jan 2016 #27

Kick Little_Wing Jan 2016 #28

Going to the moon was FUCKING USELESS and a waste of money. frizzled Jan 2016 #32

Yuri Gagarin was a robot? Vinca Jan 2016 #33

He didn't go to the moon Johonny Jan 2016 #45

We are just now getting computing power to have reuseable rockets and robots. FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #35

Simply not true. Russia got robots to retrieve lunar samples in 1970. frizzled Jan 2016 #37

Oh I know my history. FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #38

For the cost of the dead end US manned program vastly more could've been done by robots frizzled Jan 2016 #39

Again, read some engineering books FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #41

Your post was FUCKING USELESS and a waste of time. And... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #40

Like it or not, Russia won. We're exploring other planets with robots not humans. frizzled Jan 2016 #42

Says only you, comrade. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #44

I'd stick to the allegation too, despite having no objective sources... LanternWaste Jan 2016 #43

Great OP dreamnightwind Jan 2016 #36