India Plans Its Own Moon Shot 493
anzha writes: "CNN is reporting that India is planning an unmanned mission to Luna in 2007. The US, Russia (when it was the USSR), and Japan are the only nations to have done so, or so they say. For some reason, I thought that ESA, the European Space Agency, had sent one also. At any rate, while I'd like to see the Stars and Stripes posted all over the galaxy, more competition is better! So, all I have to say is, 'Go, India! Go!'" I wonder if China is still on track for 2005.
They will finally find out!!! (Score:2, Funny)
Wow... (Score:2, Funny)
I'm surprised they didn't do it sooner. After all, it's incredibly rewarding for a nation to land on the moon. Look at all we got out of it. Like, ehh... That is to say, we obviously have the advantage of ... The benefits to us are... umm... Clearly, you could say that we...
Wait, no, we didn't get squat. Darn!
Re:Wow... (Score:1, Funny)
USA has to get there first! (Score:5, Funny)
*Whew* that was close!
I thought the US owned the moon (Score:1, Funny)
Re:USA has to get there first! (Score:3, Funny)
"Cattle mutilations are up."
I'm longing for the day... (Score:3, Funny)
Sorry Folks, It HAD To Be Posted... (Score:3, Funny)
The "Moon": A Ridiculous Liberal Myth
It amazes me that so many allegedly "educated" people have fallen so quickly and so hard for a fraudulent fabrication of such laughable proportions. The very idea that a gigantic ball of rock happens to orbit our planet, showing itself in neat, four-week cycles -- with the same side facing us all the time -- is ludicrous. Furthermore, it is an insult to common sense and a damnable affront to intellectual honesty and integrity. That people actually believe it is evidence that the liberals have wrested the last vestiges of control of our public school system from decent, God-fearing Americans (as if any further evidence was needed! Daddy's Roommate? God Almighty!)
Documentaries such as Enemy of the State have accurately portrayed the elaborate, byzantine network of surveillance satellites that the liberals have sent into space to spy on law-abiding Americans. Equipped with technology developed by Handgun Control, Inc., these satellites have the ability to detect firearms from hundreds of kilometers up. That's right, neighbors .. the next time you're out in the backyard exercising your Second Amendment rights, the liberals will see it! These satellites are sensitive enough to tell the difference between a Colt .45 and a .38 Special! And when they detect you with a firearm, their computers cross-reference the address to figure out your name, and then an enormous database housed at Berkeley is updated with information about you.
Of course, this all works fine during the day, but what about at night? Even the liberals can't control the rotation of the Earth to prevent nightfall from setting in (only Joshua was able to ask for that particular favor!) That's where the "moon" comes in. Powered by nuclear reactors, the "moon" is nothing more than an enormous balloon, emitting trillions of candlepower of gun-revealing light. Piloted by key members of the liberal community, the "moon" is strategically moved across the country, pointing out those who dare to make use of their God-given rights at night!
Yes, I know this probably sounds paranoid and preposterous, but consider this. Despite what the revisionist historians tell you, there is no mention of the "moon" anywhere in literature or historical documents -- anywhere -- before 1950. That is when it was initially launched. When President Josef Kennedy, at the State of the Union address, proclaimed "We choose to go to the moon", he may as well have said "We choose to go to the weather balloon." The subsequent faking of a "moon" landing on national TV was the first step in a long history of the erosion of our constitutional rights by leftists in this country. No longer can we hide from our government when the sun goes down.
Re:Kick *ASS* (Score:5, Funny)
India already has demonstrated the capability [isro.org] to launch polar and geostationary satellites. That's pretty much all you need (apart from the guidance system) to do what you are suggesting - unless you want to attack Pakistans moon base.
Re:Another cold-war race... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Kick *ASS* (Score:2, Funny)
Re:About ESA (Score:5, Funny)
Ole hyvä ja opettele suomea, var så god och lära dig svenska, apprenez le français, erlernen Sie deutsche Sprache, aprenda el español, impari l'italiano, aprenda o português. Go fuck yourself.
Re:Well... (Score:2, Funny)
I don't know about that. You could probably stick like 1000 warheads (totally pulling that # out of the air) on the thing. It would be impractical, but not neccessarily overkill, you could take out the entire globe with one rocket. Pretty efficient really.
Re:China going for it in 2010 wasn't it? (Score:5, Funny)
From the "History of Space Exploration" published in the year 2500...
The exploration of our solar system and the far reaches of our Galaxy would not have been possible had it not been for the early Chinese pioneers, who led the way into deep space opening take-out restaurants upon each world they encountered. The following masses of humanity left the bonds of mother Earth knowing that no matter where they pointed their spacecraft, they would be assured a cheap, hot meal at the end of their journey, with a free 2-liter bottle of soda for orders over $25.