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Anonymous Tue Nov 16 15:12:51 2010 No.2065196 [Reply] [Original]

If the Cold War had never happened, would we still have gone to the moon?

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 16 15:17:51 2010 No.2065212 Probably a couple of decades later.

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 16 15:17:51 2010 No.2065214 nope

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 16 15:19:51 2010 No.2065226 never

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 16 15:23:51 2010 No.2065245 Lots of unmanned probes. Meaning probably better science. No people.

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 16 15:26:51 2010 No.2065263 >>2065245 Better science? I doubt it. They sent up a geologist who could walk and drive around the surface until he found the kind of rock he was looking for.

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 16 18:56:51 2010 No.2066129 >>2065196 >They sent up a geologist If they had sent a rover, geologists on the ground would have had months to look at rocks, rather than two days.

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 16 18:59:51 2010 No.2066145 >>2066129 Having eyes in situ has its advantages. I remember the Mars rovers... they'd plan a rock to investigate and then take a week to navigate to it and sample it. You can't cover as much ground.

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 16 19:09:51 2010 No.2066199 >>2065263 >Driving >on the moon Doesn't this just make you giddy? Some dude DROVE on the FUCKING MOON!

>>	Anonymous Tue Nov 16 19:13:51 2010 No.2066223 >>2066145 >spend as much time on the moon as you need >not be limited by oxygen, food, etc