I was a little disappointed to hear that Barrack Obama’s budget cuts are going to force NASA to cancel their Constellation program which aimed to try and return to the Moon by 2010. In my opinion space exploration and climate change are probably the two most important goals any nation can set, so I’m really disappointed in this news. They’ve been trying to spin it by claiming that NASA will work on other programs and look past the Moon (meaning Mars) however I think that’s just spin talk at it’s best. In my opinion any deep space exploration will need to begin from space and the best way to do that is establish a permanent presence on the Moon that can be used as a launching pad for future endeavors
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Moon
November 23rd, 2009
I saw the Sci-Fi film “Moon” last night. Off the bat, I have to say it’s the best Sci-Fi flick I’ve seen in a long time. Moon is an indie flick released this year from the United Kingdom. Unfortunately it’s had a pretty small and limited release, I believe that at this point it’s only been released in English speaking markets. Which means you might have to spend some time tracking the film down, however if you’re into films or into Sci-Fi film especially then I think it will be worth the effort.
Moon tells the story of Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), who is the lone employee on the lunar base “Sarang.” Sam’s job is overseeing the harvesting of Helium-3 which has become Earth’s cleanest and most abundant fuel source. Sam is nearing the end of a 3 year stint on the Moon, his only company on the base is a robot named GERTY (Kevin Spacey) which is there to assist him in both his job and taking care of his health. During his 3 year period on the Moon Sam has been completely isolated from his friends and family on Earth. A regular malfunction with the base’s communication satellite only allows him to send and receive pre-recorded communications. This isolation has taken it’s toll on Sam, he talks to himself on a regular basis and even begins to hallucinate.
So there’s water on the Moon
November 13th, 2009
Today, on this lovely Friday the 13th, NASA has come out and said there is a significant amount of water on the Moon. It’s already been a fairly interesting year for those interested in space and the stars, seems like every week more and more amazing pictures of the stars are being released.
Getting back to the whole water on the Moon thing. It’s a pretty significant find becase it would make the creation of permanent Moon colony that much easier. Water is the foudation of life and with that in place, everything else will be slightly less complicated. A Moon colony, considering where we’ve come technology wise, is something I don’t under why we haven’t pursued.
One thing that’s been bugging me about this whole water on the Moon business. Is how it’s something that was predicted by UFO conspiracy theorist William Cooper. William Cooper was a US Naval Intelligence officer who wrote a book called “Behold A Pale Horse” where he discusses a wide variety of conspiracy theories and claims to have inside knowledge on a lot of things. It’s a book I’ve had for years, but never bothered to read until a couple of months ago. In the book William Cooper claimed there was water on the Moon and even a slight atmosphere. I don’t put much stock on the book or on William Cooper’s theories but still it’s a bit strange that just months after reading his book NASA announces having food water on the Moon.
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