how long before we reach the moon again any predictions (program, money)

[Josseppie]

That all fine and all but I am more interested when I will go to the moon, not a group of people I dont even know....

[themaster]

Bush has supposed to have launched a program to get us to the moon.. whether that's feasible or not I can't say..

I think a safe educated bet is to assume that even if we can't do it.. (we have the best odds after all been there before.. have a launched program) someone will set foot on there again within 10 to 20 years.. (I mean if not us.. a corporation or 3rd world country will show us up)

[Brian.Pearson]

Originally Posted by Josseppie

That all fine and all but I am more interested when I will go to the moon, not a group of people I dont even know....

I saw an article not too long ago about a significant loss of bone mass from hip bones of astronauts at the space station. I think for any long term mission in space, astronauts will have to have resistance exercise, along with plenty of Vitamin D and calcium. But even then, there may be other factors we don't know about.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by Brian.Pearson

I saw an article not too long ago about a significant loss of bone mass from hip bones of astronauts at the space station. I think for any long term mission in space, astronauts will have to have resistance exercise, along with plenty of Vitamin D and calcium. But even then, there may be other factors we don't know about.

Not unless we come up with artificial gravity. I know its a movie but a example I will use is Star Trek.

[K-Luv]

Originally Posted by Brian.Pearson

I saw an article not too long ago about a significant loss of bone mass from hip bones of astronauts at the space station. I think for any long term mission in space, astronauts will have to have resistance exercise, along with plenty of Vitamin D and calcium. But even then, there may be other factors we don't know about.

All sorts of weird stuff happens to the human body while in space.

What Happens to the Human Body in Space? | Journey to Space | Deutsche Welle | 29.09.2006


Some other interesting stuff:
What Happens to Your Body in Space | The Thinking Blog ~ Knowledge Grows When Shared!
Re: What happens to a dead body in space?

[Noahma]

Originally Posted by Josseppie

Not unless we come up with artificial gravity. I know its a movie but a example I will use is Star Trek.

Rotating a piece of the module to get us there would create an artificial gravity. The trick is to get it spinning fast enough to create the gravity, but not too fast so that the astronauts loose their freeze dried lunch.

[Josseppie]

Originally Posted by Noahma

Rotating a piece of the module to get us there would create an artificial gravity. The trick is to get it spinning fast enough to create the gravity, but not too fast so that the astronauts loose their freeze dried lunch.

I am not sure how particle that would be for faster then light travel though. In the end we are stuck here until we find solutions for all those problems.

[decafdave]

Originally Posted by Noahma

Rotating a piece of the module to get us there would create an artificial gravity. The trick is to get it spinning fast enough to create the gravity, but not too fast so that the astronauts loose their freeze dried lunch.

As long as they can't see the outside I would think they would be fine since their immediate surroundings would be still. You couldn't tell it from actual gravity unless you tossed something up (I think).

[geos]

As the economy continues to implode dealing with food riots will be a higher priority than hoping around on the moon or Mars. That's a luxury reserved for boom times not likely to return in the near future. China is much more likely to take up the mantle at some point.

[cruxan]

Originally Posted by BLAZER PROPHET

The moon? Been there, done that, bought the moon rock.

We have no justification on spending hundreds of millions of dollars to see some guy hop around on the moon. It has little bearing to making our lives any better.

i totaly agree we will never live in space !!!!we need to solve the problems here on earth first.. nasa's priorities should be reallocated to solving things like clean cheap domestic energy of all sorts we need to solve those problems first.. their won't be a space program in the future if we keep heading down the buisness as usual route.... priority no#one should be planet earth!!!!!!going to the moon or going to mars is just a big waste time and$$$$$$$$$$