NLXSK1
Well-Known Member
"A company made up of a few dozen people just got permission from a collection of federal agencies to try to land on the moon.
If they succeed, they'll follow the only three entities — the United States, the former Soviet Union, and China — to touch down on the moon. The trip would take them 10 times fartherfrom Earth than any commercial company has gone before.
Moon Express' rover is planned to weigh about 20 pounds and be about the size of a coffee table. Once it lands on the moon, it will turn its engine back on to hop around the surface.
The lander will have scientific instruments on board, including a lunar laser that will replace the longest-running Apollo experiment, which sends laser beams to Earth to measure principles of general relativity. Moon Express is also building an internet-run telescope and is hoping NASA will entrust them with a payload.
But the company's end goal is focused on more commercial goals, like mining for metals, fuels, and moon rocks. They're also offering to bring people's ashes to space."
You need permission to land on the moon??? Government isnt out of control or anything.... FFS!!
If they succeed, they'll follow the only three entities — the United States, the former Soviet Union, and China — to touch down on the moon. The trip would take them 10 times fartherfrom Earth than any commercial company has gone before.
Moon Express' rover is planned to weigh about 20 pounds and be about the size of a coffee table. Once it lands on the moon, it will turn its engine back on to hop around the surface.
The lander will have scientific instruments on board, including a lunar laser that will replace the longest-running Apollo experiment, which sends laser beams to Earth to measure principles of general relativity. Moon Express is also building an internet-run telescope and is hoping NASA will entrust them with a payload.
But the company's end goal is focused on more commercial goals, like mining for metals, fuels, and moon rocks. They're also offering to bring people's ashes to space."
You need permission to land on the moon??? Government isnt out of control or anything.... FFS!!
