The President's Space Initiative Speech

"plumb bob" wrote:

How can we fall behind the Chinese because they are going to the moon? We
already did that almost 35 years ago!

In ten years, if the Chinese can send a man to the moon, and
we still can't, the average observer will say we're behind.

Todd Pattist
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"Todd Pattist" wrote:
In ten years, if the Chinese can send a man to the moon, and
we still can't, the average observer will say we're behind.

Which is exactly why we went in the first place, and why the Chinese are
talking about going now: for the propaganda value.
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"Dan Luke" wrote:

Which is exactly why we went in the first place, and why the Chinese are
talking about going now: for the propaganda value.

I won't argue. Value is value. I'd like America to be
thought of and ultimately remembered as the strongest
supporter of humanity's space program, not just the only
nation to ever use a nuclear weapon in war.

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Todd Pattist wrote in message . ..
"Dan Luke" wrote:

Which is exactly why we went in the first place, and why the Chinese are
talking about going now: for the propaganda value.

I won't argue. Value is value. I'd like America to be
thought of and ultimately remembered as the strongest
supporter of humanity's space program, not just the only
nation to ever use a nuclear weapon in war.

From what is in the PNAC, I rather think this moon base
is a missile base. Talk about Heinlein...

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Todd Pattist wrote in message
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"Dan Luke" wrote:

Which is exactly why we went in the first place, and why the Chinese are
talking about going now: for the propaganda value.

I won't argue. Value is value. I'd like America to be
thought of and ultimately remembered as the strongest
supporter of humanity's space program, not just the only
nation to ever use a nuclear weapon in war.

From what is in the PNAC, I rather think this moon base
is a missile base. Talk about Heinlein...

Missile base for WHAT? Targeting accuracy requires far more precision
than land-and sea-based missiles; trajectory tome is in DAYS, not
minutes.

The Moon would be useless as a missile base.