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Old 20 September 2006, 01:30 PM
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Why don't they/when will they build a space craft in space so that its design is not inhibited by the requirement for atmospheric flight. Notwithstanding the resource implications of doing this surely from an engineering point of view such a craft would be vastly superior and could be far larger and more practical in terms of its layout. Hell, you could probably build something the shape of the USS Enterprise (NCC1701 (i.e. not the boat)) if you wanted
Old 20 September 2006, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Saxo Boy
Why don't they/when will they build a space craft in space so that its design is not inhibited by the requirement for atmospheric flight. Notwithstanding the resource implications of doing this surely from an engineering point of view such a craft would be vastly superior and could be far larger and more practical in terms of its layout. Hell, you could probably build something the shape of the USS Enterprise (NCC1701 (i.e. not the boat)) if you wanted
How long has it taken to build the ISS?? It would be near impossible to build a proper space ship in space at this time. Maybe in a hundred years or so!!
Old 20 September 2006, 01:35 PM
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See the British Interplanetary Society's proposal for the Daedalus spacecraft. Must have been 20 years ago now...
Old 20 September 2006, 01:37 PM
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It would be near impossible to build a proper space ship in space at this time
I'd argue resource intensive but not impossible Maybe if the american's stopped spending all their money sueing each other for making them fat or chain smokers they would have a pot of cash with which to take on such a project
Old 20 September 2006, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Saxo Boy
I'd argue resource intensive but not impossible Maybe if the american's stopped spending all their money sueing each other for making them fat or chain smokers they would have a pot of cash with which to take on such a project
Or we could spend that same money on defeating poverty in the third world?..... ....... **** that where's my spacesuit........
Old 20 September 2006, 02:52 PM
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See the British Interplanetary Society's proposal for the Daedalus spacecraft. Must have been 20 years ago now...
I have a copy of the proposal somewhere. It's a 200p > 300p A4 book full of diagrams and schematics as well as details on technical aspects of the flight and target stars. Also some good stuff on fuel acquirement (bit tricky mining Jupiter though).

I used to think, "if they have all this, even down to the ships blue prints, just go an build it"..
Old 20 September 2006, 05:31 PM
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The evidence I've seen make be believe that
That is because you have only seen evidence to support the conspiracy.

If you had actually looked at all the evidence out there you would realise that all the ct arguments are based on seriously flawed (read bull****) physics. The arguments sound valid to people who don't know enough about the subject but the theories are based on false principles.

All you see on the net is conspiracy stuff. Funny how they conveniently ignore all the independant experiments done by proper scientists that show up their 'scientific evidence' as complete fiction.

I'm not going to say we went to the moon because the US said we did. What I am saying is there has yet to be any evidence to say that we didn't and so far rather a lot to say that we did.
Old 20 September 2006, 05:33 PM
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Assuming the lunar landing site faces the earth from time-to-time surely there is a telescope(s) that is powerful enough to pick out some evidence of it? Why don't they just point n' prove?
Old 20 September 2006, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
It really amazes me. Everything the US Governments say, people assume that they are always telling the truth. Why?

Do you not think that maybe it's possible that the US Government faked the Moon landings for their own gain?

Do you all believe the US Governments reasons for invading Iraq, ie WMD? Or do you maybe think it's all about Oil?
No, The US Government said it was for WMD, so that must be true then

You really need to think for yourselves instead of being a bunch of sheep. Obviously as soon as someone tries to prove the Government are lying they are going to try to dismiss these as conspiracy theories. Why aren't the US Governments versions the real conspiracy theories? Because most of the population are under the deluded view that the US Government would never lie to them. They are the Government after all.

The day NASA/US Government allow Hubble to be turned on the moon, and allow an independent body to view the lunar landing site, is the day I'll take back my words and be a true believer, just like most of you.
Now, NASA/US Government say it would cost to much, it would take so long finding the site. They've been there, they must know where they landed. Someone even suggested on one documentary I was watching, saying that the remaining debris is too small for Hubble to pick out.
When Hubble was launched, they said it was powerful enough to pick up a pin on the surface of Mars. Why now is it not powerful enough to pick out a moon buggy on the Moon?

Turn Hubble on the moon and prove all the conspiracy theorists wrong.

Most of you are a Governments dream Voter. You believe any old cr@p they tell you to believe.
OK, let's just assume for a second this was all a conspiracy, how many people were involved? How do you keep them ALL quiet. Add to that the WMD story ahs now been shown to be wrong in a matter of months, Iran gate, Watergate etc etc etc. All these actual conspiracies come to light very rapidly, when more than 1 person is involved, somebody is going to let slip. Consider a separate incident involving only 2 people that couldn't be kept quiet (Monika Lewinski anybody?).
Old 20 September 2006, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
It just annoys me sometimes when people just believe because the Governments say that what happend. As we all know, Governments don't always tell the truth.
Who says we believe what the government said, if nobody outside government would verify the moon landings you may have a point, however, this is not the case.
Old 20 September 2006, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Saxo Boy
Assuming the lunar landing site faces the earth from time-to-time surely there is a telescope(s) that is powerful enough to pick out some evidence of it? Why don't they just point n' prove?
Big mirrors are usually bound to the Earth. Atmospheric diffraction is a problem. HST doesn't have this problem, but then the mirror's not very big.

See here for some calculations
http://calgary.rasc.ca/moonscope.htm

Would need a 100m mirror even if there was no atmospheric distortion.
Old 20 September 2006, 06:03 PM
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Maybe someone should invent something a little less prehistoric than using mirrors and lenses then Were we not using that technology to guide ourselves hundreds of years ago
Old 20 September 2006, 06:09 PM
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To get a resolution that small you need a lot of light which means a big collector. So you either use a big mirror or a huge photosensitive device. Guess which is cheaper!
Old 20 September 2006, 06:14 PM
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link carl - made for interesting reading

Tuts - I was driving at some #other# technology that's not been thought of. Star Trek type stuff
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