Japan setting up lunar operations

[Nitemare]

Japan setting up lunar operations

Awesome and all, but how would the removal of weight via mining effect the lunar orbit and all. How much would have to go missing before earth was effected....eg high and low tides?

 

[JulesMaximus]

More than we could ever hope to mine from it.

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

i wonder how long it is before the US is no longer the leader in space research/exploration

 

[K1052]

The most valuable mining to be done on the moon is for Helium 3.

 

[Horus]

Automated mining base my ass!



They need a base of operations to launch their uber-mechas from!

 

[Cobalt]

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
i wonder how long it is before the US is no longer the leader in space research/exploration

The way this country is headed in its beliefs, etc, it shouldn't be too long.

 

[blakeatwork]

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
i wonder how long it is before the US is no longer the leader in space research/exploration

It's too bad really, as every country already involved in space exploration has something to contribute... It'd be nice to think that they would all get together and put their collective noses to the grindstone...

but NOOOO>.. everyone has to have an international pissing match over who has the bigger shuttle....

 

[kyparrish]

Japanese astronaut: Why hello alien little critter on the moon, who are you?
Alien: I am a power alien!
Japanese astronaut: Sweet, where are you from?
Alien: From a best video card planet!

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by: kyparrish
Japanese astronaut: Why hello alien little critter on the moon, who are you?
Alien: I am a power alien!
Japanese astronaut: Sweet, where are you from?
Alien: From a best video card planet!

Um.... a little early for hitting the sauce isn't it?

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by: cobalt

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
i wonder how long it is before the US is no longer the leader in space research/exploration

The way this country is headed in its beliefs, etc, it shouldn't be too long.

*WARNING, P&N ALERT!*
*WARNING, P&N ALERT!*
*PLEASE VACATE ATOT IMMEDIATLY!*

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
i wonder how long it is before the US is no longer the leader in space research/exploration

Aren't we down to like one manned shuttle launch a decade now, with the US slashing NASA's budget every year?

Soon it will be:
Japan
China
EU
USA

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: Spike

Originally posted by: kyparrish
Japanese astronaut: Why hello alien little critter on the moon, who are you?
Alien: I am a power alien!
Japanese astronaut: Sweet, where are you from?
Alien: From a best video card planet!

Um.... a little early for hitting the sauce isn't it?

i think that's more than sauce.

 

[magomago]

Haha i read the article as "2005" and was like "hmm...they got like 6 months and unless they got super uber mechas that can fly up there.."

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: Spike

Originally posted by: kyparrish
Japanese astronaut: Why hello alien little critter on the moon, who are you?
Alien: I am a power alien!
Japanese astronaut: Sweet, where are you from?
Alien: From a best video card planet!

Um.... a little early for hitting the sauce isn't it?

i think that's more than sauce.

It'S the JuICe

 

[dc]

crap. satellite canon time.

 

[dc]

Originally posted by: cobalt

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer
i wonder how long it is before the US is no longer the leader in space research/exploration

The way this country is headed in its beliefs, etc, it shouldn't be too long.

Tachikawa's plan follows a January 2004 decision by U.S.
President George W. Bush that the U.S., with the assistance of partners including Japan, should build a lunar base by about 2020 and use it as a staging point for the human exploration of Mars.

whoops. go back to p&n. do not collect $200.

 

[rahvin]

Space exploration should be a joint effort between the willing nations, it's too expensive for one nation to foot the entire bill. As far as the mining, it shouldn't matter a bit. The moons current movement away from the earth has a more dramatic effect than any mining we could do.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: rahvin
Space exploration should be a joint effort between the willing nations, it's too expensive for one nation to foot the entire bill. As far as the mining, it shouldn't matter a bit. The moons current movement away from the earth has a more dramatic effect than any mining we could do.

THe arrogant bastards will probably never come to terms with this reality however:|

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: Spike

Originally posted by: kyparrish
Japanese astronaut: Why hello alien little critter on the moon, who are you?
Alien: I am a power alien!
Japanese astronaut: Sweet, where are you from?
Alien: From a best video card planet!

Um.... a little early for hitting the sauce isn't it?

i think that's more than sauce.

It'S the JuICe

Whatever it is, it's hilarious.

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: rahvin
Space exploration should be a joint effort between the willing nations, it's too expensive for one nation to foot the entire bill. As far as the mining, it shouldn't matter a bit. The moons current movement away from the earth has a more dramatic effect than any mining we could do.

THe arrogant bastards will probably never come to terms with this reality however:|

Which ones? Seriously, the International space station was supposed to be a joint effort, but according to our "partners" that joint effort was the US paying for the whole thing. Until other nations are willing to step up and pay an equal share of the bill it's not going to happen and getitng money out of Europe for something like that is equvalent to trying to get the US congress to cut fudning to Israel. I'm hopefull Japan will embrace spending some money and we can both benefit from it.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: rahvin

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: rahvin
Space exploration should be a joint effort between the willing nations, it's too expensive for one nation to foot the entire bill. As far as the mining, it shouldn't matter a bit. The moons current movement away from the earth has a more dramatic effect than any mining we could do.

THe arrogant bastards will probably never come to terms with this reality however:|

Which ones? Seriously, the International space station was supposed to be a joint effort, but according to our "partners" that joint effort was the US paying for the whole thing. Until other nations are willing to step up and pay an equal share of the bill it's not going to happen and getitng money out of Europe for something like that is equvalent to trying to get the US congress to cut fudning to Israel. I'm hopefull Japan will embrace spending some money and we can both benefit from it.

Russia had some financial difficulties meeting their obligatin, but is this true of all the rest?