Astronomy & Space - September 2006

Please take note of the following:

1.400,000 people worked on the American manned space program leading up to the moon missions – how do you fool all these technical people?
2.There were 27 manned missions from 1961 to 1972. 6 Mercury missions, 10 Gemini missions, and 11 Apollo missions.
3.Four Apollo manned missions preceded the moon landings, with 3 of them actually going to and orbiting the moon.
4.Why can’t we do it now? – quite simply, there is no Saturn V rocket. It needed the phenomenal power of this giant 360 foot rocket to get a manned probe beyond Earth’s orbit.
5.What happened to the Apollo? – read the history. Americans were wholly caught up in the Vitenam war, with massive and violent demonstrations going on. People saw the space program as a huge waste of money when there were so many social and international problems to attend to.
6.Apollos 18-20 were cancelled because of lack of taxpayer interest.

2006-09-25 10:25:20 · 7 answers · asked by nick s 6

We've gotten lots of great science from unmanned space probes, the Hubble telescope, etc., but manned space exploration gives very little extra science for a huge extra price tag. What's the point?

Don't tell me we're getting ready to live in space after the Earth becomes uninhabitable. First, any space colony will depend on supplies from Earth for the forseeable future. If our society collapses, the space colony is toast. Second, it's not credible that the government is planning for the distant future when space colonies can become self-sufficient, when they're not even bothering to reduce greenhouse gas emissions now!

2006-09-25 10:12:28 · 10 answers · asked by rainfingers 4

I forget where I saw this theory, can anyone refresh my memory?

2006-09-25 09:55:56 · 8 answers · asked by frostbitten 3

As facts: all planets are made of the same compounds as earth.
closer to the sun is extremely hot
farther than earth is extremely cold
neither of those is suitable for humas
So it is pointless to send probs,even if a prob landed on the moon or a planet , So what! it doesn't worth the benefit! isn't it!

2006-09-25 09:06:01 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-25 08:54:18 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-25 08:48:47 · 23 answers · asked by horsey_gal94 1

Does that mean the time that the sun starts to set or does that mean the sun has completely set? If it means that the sun is beginning to set, how long does it take for the sun to completely set?

2006-09-25 08:48:22 · 4 answers · asked by M C 2

2006-09-25 08:17:07 · 13 answers · asked by star 2

2006-09-25 08:16:43 · 3 answers · asked by star 2

2006-09-25 08:13:10 · 6 answers · asked by star 2

I want arguments for and against the idea that man has walked on the moon, just to get an idea of how many people believe each side.

If you do believe it, how can you be sure that the entire thing wasn't a giant hoax?

If you don't believe man ever walked on the moon, why not? Is there a distrust in mankind's ability to put people on the moon, or is it more of a distrust in mankind's ability to be truthful?

2006-09-25 08:12:01 · 25 answers · asked by EvilFairies 5

2006-09-25 07:34:45 · 6 answers · asked by michal d 2

2006-09-25 07:34:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems that a solar eclipse happened in 30AD and 52AD.

2006-09-25 07:31:56 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why can we still "see" this background radiation? We took a lot longer to get here than any radiation would, right? I can't wrap my head around this.

2006-09-25 07:10:27 · 5 answers · asked by eantaelor 4

Gravitional field is only applicable to object wifth mass.
Light can't escape from black hole.

2006-09-25 06:55:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-25 06:42:12 · 9 answers · asked by Jamie F 1

I know that in the past objects have been crashed into the moon to measure the seismic response by instruments on the surface. Was this the case as well with SMART-1, or was there another purpose?

2006-09-25 06:27:16 · 5 answers · asked by Search first before you ask it 7

if they exists, y do they only appears mostly in US? do americans lyk to create stuffs?

2006-09-25 06:25:27 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

i always hear that in middle east n in europe new month appears one day b4 eastern asia?is it possible?i dont think so....... can anyone tell me how is it possible?

2006-09-25 06:16:17 · 5 answers · asked by faisal b 1

2006-09-25 05:39:58 · 7 answers · asked by Akki 1

2006-09-25 05:04:23 · 13 answers · asked by bob_smith_6666 1

We have seen hot air balloons go as high as the edge of space, so why not use them to carry up the giant sailing ships. Then release the ballon when no longer needed?

2006-09-25 04:59:50 · 6 answers · asked by jax 1

Help with question on properties of ground based telescopes vs Hubble

2006-09-25 04:34:03 · 8 answers · asked by myson_012001 1

2006-09-25 04:28:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is the sky blue and green?

2006-09-25 04:14:49 · 13 answers · asked by CarAudioJunkie 1

Quote - Inter dimensional travel -
"The most exciting assertion of all is that these string loops are said to be capable of travelling between dimensions, creating a crack in time. In effect a worm hole between two or more separate dimensions."

2006-09-25 03:35:47 · 7 answers · asked by Deliberator 1

if the black hole doesnt have another side,from where does photons emit and where does it end(in molecular level)

2006-09-25 03:35:47 · 10 answers · asked by raimon 1

2006-09-25 03:28:58 · 17 answers · asked by Simon L 1

if earth is said to move relative to the space ship, the earth being should age less right? BUT, THIS DOES'NT HAPPEN. WHY??

2006-09-25 03:11:11 · 8 answers · asked by suseendar 1