1st Manned Moon Landing - 45 Years Ago
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Not many of these guys left; not that there were many to begin with:
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Fort Jefferson said:
Eric Mc said:
V8 Fettler said:
Mars by 1980?
Would have been nice but it was never likely. Mars by 2000 was well within the capability of NASA - but only with silly funding levels - which they were never going to get.
Fort Jefferson said:
Eric Mc said:
V8 Fettler said:
Mars by 1980?
Would have been nice but it was never likely. Mars by 2000 was well within the capability of NASA - but only with silly funding levels - which they were never going to get.What killed any ambitious post Apollo projects was the state of the American economy in 1970 which had been severely weakened by the much more expensive Vietnam War.
Also, the Cold War was thawing a bit by then and public support for such large scale propaganda projects had reduced dramatically.
There was no point in going to Mars by 2000. Very little would have been gained for expending a lot of money. All the "gains" that could have been made were achieved by the ISS work. Speccing designing and building. Environmental wise Mars specs are far exceeded by subsequent missions ongoing. Going to Mars now and carrying out scientific work is valid as the cost has been ameliorated over the last 20yrs on different missions which have provided/proofed the techs n specs.
True - with hindsight.
But back in 1969 NASA was flush with success and they had a very useful ally in the US Vice-President, Spiro Agnew.
It seemed NASA could get whatever they wanted.
What they and Agnew hadn't realised was that the public mood had changed utterly since 1961 and that there was no way the necessary funds would be granted by Congress.
The very ambitious "Agnew Plan" was announced in 1970 and consisted of -
A manned landing on Mars (by 1985 actually)
A permanently manned space station by 1980
A Space Shuttle system to supply the station
A permanently manned base on the moon by 1980
A Lunar Tug vehicle for transferring men and equipment from earth orbit to the moon
The plan was more or less cancelled in full by 1981 with only the Space Shuttle remaining
But back in 1969 NASA was flush with success and they had a very useful ally in the US Vice-President, Spiro Agnew.
It seemed NASA could get whatever they wanted.
What they and Agnew hadn't realised was that the public mood had changed utterly since 1961 and that there was no way the necessary funds would be granted by Congress.
The very ambitious "Agnew Plan" was announced in 1970 and consisted of -
A manned landing on Mars (by 1985 actually)
A permanently manned space station by 1980
A Space Shuttle system to supply the station
A permanently manned base on the moon by 1980
A Lunar Tug vehicle for transferring men and equipment from earth orbit to the moon
The plan was more or less cancelled in full by 1981 with only the Space Shuttle remaining
Eric Mc said:
We shall ignore the dopes... they always turn up for these threads.
Ti be fair, it's quite a while since any raised their heads over the parapet on PH. Maybe this is a new batch of idiots, wanting to throw their imbecilic and moronic notions into the discussion.
They are moronic Ti be fair, it's quite a while since any raised their heads over the parapet on PH. Maybe this is a new batch of idiots, wanting to throw their imbecilic and moronic notions into the discussion.
s.Thousands of men and women dedicated their entire lives to the science of space travel, and in many cases, actually gave their lives, all so that we would learn, discover and explore as a race.
But no, these brain dead t
ts just want to flush all that down the toilet in one stupidity-laden statement.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff