mission to the Oort Cloud. Or maybe spend it on research into new forms of propulsion.
How would you spend NASA's money?
Me, I'd quite like a closer look at the "tiger stripes" of Enceladus....
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As the end result of a contrived series of events, a NASA representative turns up at your door and announces that YOU have $1 Billion to spend on a space mission. YOU get to decide. What would you go for? It's enough for a medium sized space telescope, or a planetary orbiter and lander, or maybe a
mission to the Oort Cloud. Or maybe spend it on research into new forms of propulsion.
How would you spend NASA's money?
Me, I'd quite like a closer look at the "tiger stripes" of Enceladus....
mission to the Oort Cloud. Or maybe spend it on research into new forms of propulsion.
How would you spend NASA's money?
Me, I'd quite like a closer look at the "tiger stripes" of Enceladus....
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I'd spend it on developing the technology to make it look more Steampunk.
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First, I'd get NASA to probe Uranus. With the leftover $$, I'd get them to send something to check out the 7th planet a bit more closely.
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God damn it! That's the last time I start a serious thread!
Still, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. I'd spond the money on putting a gigantic "Hello Kitty" in geosynchronous orbit over North Korea, fully visible from the ground at all times.
Still, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. I'd spond the money on putting a gigantic "Hello Kitty" in geosynchronous orbit over North Korea, fully visible from the ground at all times.
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I'd put more weapons in space to protect The land of the free and the home of the brave from Terrorists 
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My poor thread lies in ashes.
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A serious answer? I would spend it on creating a multi-functional moon base.
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Seriously, I'd get them to invest it all into searching for extraterrestrial life, "intelligent" or otherwise. That's a nut we need to crack. Srsly.
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A space telescope with the grunt to analyse the atmospheric composition of extra-solar planets would be nice.
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I'll go with long-term sustainable moon base.
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Not sure how much moon base $1Billion will buy you....
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How much for a moon base?Clinton Huxley wrote:Not sure how much moon base $1Billion will buy you....
"less than the $104 billion cost of getting there"
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I reckon a fully functional moon base would cost at least $37,249,127,000.
$1 Billion gets you a Cassini style mission, at current prices.
$1 Billion gets you a Cassini style mission, at current prices.
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We could make up the difference by selling advertising.Clinton Huxley wrote:I reckon a fully functional moon base would cost at least $37,249,127,000.
$1 Billion gets you a Cassini style mission, at current prices.
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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