[RUCKDOG]

NASA moon shot tonight from Wallops Island, Va. First time in 40 years we've sent anything to the moon. Should be visible up and down the Eastern Seabord. Liftoff is at 2327 EST.

The speeding rocket – barring any clouds – should be visible from eastern North Carolina, Richmond, Va., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Hartford, Conn., and Boston. It will be harder to see from eastern West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Binghamton, N.Y., Syracuse, N.Y., Montpelier, Vt., Bangor, Maine and Presque Isle, Maine.

More info here. http://www.universetoday.com/104515/how-to-see-the-historic-ladee-nightime-moon-shot-on-sept-6/

Link to NASA tv here. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...serve-nasas-ladee-launch-tonight-at-1127-p-m/

 

[WarMachine]

I thought that NASA was now only concerned with reaching out to Muslims. Is there a mosque on the moon now?

And by the way, how did we find the money for this moon shot thing anyhow? Is the sequester over?

 

[jeeperjkj]

My son and I saw it, but it wasn't all that brilliant from here. Plus, we're in an area where it took it a while to clear the tree tops so we probably didn't see if for a minute or so after lift off. Probably missed the best part(s).

 

[jrider]

I thought that NASA was now only concerned with reaching out to Muslims. Is there a mosque on the moon now?

And by the way, how did we find the money for this moon shot thing anyhow? Is the sequester over?

Pretty much what I thought.

 

[SoCo_Fox]

NASA's budget is already shoelace thin and the government has been reluctant to increase it at all. Since the sequester only applied to the increases in budgets, there was no NASA increase to sequester.

If we put as much money into space exploration and research as the government does welfare, we'd solve more world problems with real solutions without resorting to handouts.

~SoCo

 

[bsack]

It would have been money better spent if they had put a nuke on the tip and aimed it at the Middle East.

 

[RUCKDOG]

If we put as much money into space exploration and research as the government does welfare, we'd solve more world problems with real solutions without resorting to handouts.

~SoCo

Well, don't know about that, but it would be a much better use of money with a better ROI.

 

[rubirobv]

Have they found the alien moon base yet?

 

[RUCKDOG]

Have they found the alien moon base yet?

It's under the pyramids in Egypt.

 

[Cannon Gray]

Their tries to explore the moon weren't useless - NASA has found the proof of water existence, so it could be used for rocket fuel in the colonization mission.

 

[BlkJKLS]

Have anything of value to add to the forum besides bumping old posts?
Do ya even own a fucking Jeep?