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The U.S. and Russia will work together to develop a space station orbiting the Moon. Canada, Japan, and the ESA have also expressed interest in the project:
At this year's International Astronautical Congress, NASA and Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, signed a joint statement expressing their intent to work collaboratively toward the development of a space station further out from Earth, orbiting the Moon, as a staging point for both lunar surface exploration and deeper space science.
This is part of NASA's expressed desire to explore and develop its so-called "deep space gateway" concept, which it intends to be a strategic base from which to expand the range and capabilities of human space exploration. NASA wants to get humans out into space beyond the Moon, in other words, and the gateway concept would establish an orbital space station in the vicinity of the Moon to help make this a more practical possibility.
Let's hope that the station, if built, becomes a refueling station that can store and distribute fuel produced on the Moon.
Deep Space Gateway. Also at The Guardian.
Previously: NASA Eyeing Mini Space Station in Lunar Orbit as Stepping Stone to Mars
Related: Moon Base Could Cost Just $10 Billion Due to New Technologies
ESA Expert Envisions "Moon Village" by 2030-2050
Scientists Scout Sub-Surface Settlement Sites on the Moon and Mars
(Score: 3, Insightful) by c0lo on Sunday October 01 2017, @11:07AM (5 children)
Just don't kill Bruce Willis a second time in a thermonuclear explosion, once was enough; he's old enough now, he may not recover.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @11:31AM (1 child)
What? Moon Nazis? I think I have seen this very bad movie once before. . .
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday October 01 2017, @11:40AM
Nah, mate, the documentary with Moon Nazis very likely starred Harrison Ford.
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(Score: 4, Funny) by Thexalon on Sunday October 01 2017, @11:54AM (2 children)
Actually, what seems relevant is this:
"Russian components, American components ... ALL MADE IN TAIWAN!"
"Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday October 01 2017, @12:05PM (1 child)
I was tempted, but... it's no longer. true.
They moved everything in Shenzhen [theguardian.com]
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(Score: 2) by requerdanos on Sunday October 01 2017, @06:04PM
I feel confident, however, that both NASA and Roscosmos personnel will be able to restore some malfunctioning components to proper functionality by solidly whacking them. This does not, as has been alleged, simply make the whackor feel better. Rather, it resets electrical and physical junctions between parts in a way that can restore lost functionality. AND makes the whackor feel better.
(Related Youtube video, This Is How We Fix Problems On Russian Space Station [youtube.com].)
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday October 01 2017, @01:28PM (2 children)
Funny how all these plans come out whenever someone decides to do something. Unfortunately, it appears that not a one of them is being worked on. We'll see if that changes down the road.
(Score: 4, Informative) by legont on Sunday October 01 2017, @02:19PM (1 child)
The world is in crisis - the old fashioned overproduction crisis - and in debt. We need serious growth no matter what. That's why everybody is looking for an acceptable pyramid project be it electric cars or space or whatever. Would it work? I sure hope so.
Because if not, capacity would have to be reduced using the old WW method. The preparations are on the way as well and the only question is who will be bombed.
From this point of view it does not make sense to bomb Korea or even Russia - not enough capacity to destroy - but China and/or the US. Unfortunately, Putin is not buying.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday October 01 2017, @08:24PM
But even if we do get to true overproduction on a global scale, we always have recessions, the non-violent way to cut back.
(Score: 3, Informative) by requerdanos on Sunday October 01 2017, @05:58PM (4 children)
Given the current headline, "NASA and Roscosmos Sign Join Statement on the Development of a Lunar Space Station," one might wonder whether NASA and Roscosmos are "signing" a statement, or "joining" one. Should one of the words instead be "signers," or should one of the words instead be "joint," or is something lost in translation/плoхoй пepeвoд?
Bonus points: What is lame-as-in-lameness-filter about two words out of fifty-seven being in Russian, and how could using mixed Cyrillic and Latin characters (as above) instead of just Cyrillic characters (tried and failed) for the two Russian words possibly be less and not more lame? It's like an ironic vortex of layered lameness and meta-lameness...
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday October 01 2017, @06:12PM (3 children)
It took many hours for anyone to catch it. Guess my headline error slipped through the programmer mind's defenses.
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(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday October 01 2017, @08:25PM (2 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @08:43PM (1 child)
Unless you're Aristarchus. Then you chuck monoliths.
(Score: 3, Informative) by aristarchus on Sunday October 01 2017, @11:20PM
Those that taught me called them "Menhir". [wikipedia.org]