Comments on: Golden Spike aims to return humans to the Moon

By: charles

charles — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:57:08 +0000

Wow! Thanks so much for this report. It is mind blowing what they were considering way back then. Section 5.5 really makes one wonder. If you have any more gems down this line, please share.

By: Pommodore 94

Pommodore 94 — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:52:59 +0000

Its not turism, it for “minor” space agencies around the world. Intergovernmental negotiation. I like this idea, so the small aerospace entities are not submittet to the caprices of the bigger one’s like NASA, ESA, Cosmodrome, Jaxa.

By: Bri

Bri — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:07:21 +0000

KFC doesn’t have the cache of Mickey D’s. They could make it a drive through. Try and get some aliens hooked. There could be a huge new market, seeing how we are a tourist destination for UFO’s!

By: GatorALLin

GatorALLin — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:48:03 +0000

I would think that any plans for Humans to eventually make it to Mars should be doing a few practice rounds to the Moon…. that would include sending robots to build some habitats (3d-printers) way ahead of sending humans there. I am sure there is a lot we still have to learn before we try to even setup a moon base and live in low gravity environments or anything different than earth.

By: Billy Edwards

Billy Edwards — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 21:23:00 +0000

What follows is a portion of the final report of
a NASA summer study, conducted in 1980 by request of newly-
elected President Jimmy Carter at a cost of 11.7 million dollars.
The result of the study was a realistic proposal for a self-replicating
automated lunar factory system, capable of exponentially
increasing productive capacity and, in the long run,
exploration of the entire galaxy within a reasonable
timeframe. Unfortunately, the proposal was quietly declined
with barely a ripple in the press. —- http://www.islandone.org/MMSG/aasm/

By: Gus

Gus — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:57:55 +0000

I have mentioned this idea to my friends on Facebook. What if NASA or some private space company were to send a rocket to the moon. A rocket full of specially designed and programmed robots that had one purpose. To build a base on the moon for mankind to live in and use. I’ve always considered that one reason holding up the building of a base (on the moon) was the expense of astronaut labor. The care and feeding for these people would be astronomical. And they would probably have to be rotated out every so often too. Robot labor on the other hand could work non-stop until the base is completed.

By: egore

egore — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:45:08 +0000

At those prices we better buy stock.

By: Khannea Suntzu

Khannea Suntzu — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:13:35 +0000

1.4 billion for a two person flght

“opening up the next frontier to all of humanity”

Right. Maybe with Weimarian inflation I have a chance in a few years then?

By: Gorden Russell

Gorden Russell — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:58:13 +0000

I’m serious, Bri, you have to start with a Kentucky Fried Chicken. It’s a lot easier to launch chicken eggs than even a newborn calf.
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“…Golden Spike estimates the cost for a two-person lunar surface mission will start at $1.4 billion.”

At that rate, only Sheldon Adelson or the Koch brothers can afford to go…and Adelson is too fat to fish, let alone go to the moon.

By: Bri

Bri — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:33:53 +0000

Maybe the Chinese will book a flight. Of course we will have to put that icon of American culture on the moon, McDonalds. On a more serious note, I think it’s great that they can generate a viable businesses model. I still think near earth is more do able, but if they can generate a profit, go for it!