Russia outlines plan to build moon base

Terra 333, You seem to be the only one so far that is writing common sense. The cost of such a project would mop up so much cash that other programs will suffer. The idea of mining resources from the heavens is not practical. Our earth problems can be solved here. There are far to many people on this planet and this is where our problems lie. Incidentally I see that the Russian powers that be are to ban gmail,hotmail and facebook...What does this imply to you.And also when you reply tell me that there is no poverty in Russia....LOL It is nice to look at the World through rose colored glasses A... [More]

I see a necessity for man to start branching into outer space. Important resources for the people back on the Earth could be found on the moon and beyond. Plus man will simply need more room to live. And if one day the Earth becomes seriously threatened by natural calamity for example, then we will need to go somewhere else. Tha Moon or Mars perhaps. These will be the first baby steps in learning how to live on another 'planet'. But I hope we learn to curb our negative tendencies too or all we will be doing is taking our problems into space. Tha aliens won't like that.

Colonizing other planets is the only hope for human to prosper and avoid extinction in a couple of millions years when the sun starts to swell. And you cannot buy social behaviors! Even if America decide to buy Iran it wouldn't be possible. And to save the poors is not to cancel space program, but to take money from the riches and give them to the poor. But hey, if a Yo Rapper praised by the poor can buy a 2 millions cars, why should I be much concerned by the poor!

Russia (then the Soviet Union) has signed the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons on the Moon. The Outer Space Treaty, formally known as the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, is a treaty that forms the basis of international space law. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty Of course, since no nation ever breaks treaties we don't have to worry about this potential threat.

Waste of money.

I have to agree that Russia has less economic problems then many other countrys. They not only are not fighting any wars, but they are actually selling hardware to just about everyone. The US is stuck right now as an Importer nation and is bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan... nation building were no one wants us. The US should turn away from policing the world and consolidate our own nation. Then turn and see if we can't beat the Russians, or even the Chinese, back to the Moon. With people going on about how the Earth is doomed, you would think some of them would be eager to get off, rather ... [More]

And the new space race begins! Hopefully we can start funding NASA to colonize the Moon like we did the race, but I hope this time we will actually stay there and start doing base rocket missions from there to Mars. We could have colonize the moon back in the 1960's but the politics only saw it as a way to boost their dang voting base with a nice achievement. Grrr... politics are holding us back.

And i thought Russia was practically bankrupt. All this to impress the population,so more starvation to come. How much do know about the Russian Fed?

I'm not sure Russia would be very good at making a moon-base. After all, concrete doesn't pour very well in low-gravity meow purr Yeh but there isn't any trees to make a log cabin! I have to agree that Russia has less economic problems then many other countrys. They not only are not fighting any wars, but they are actually selling hardware to just about everyone. The US is stuck right now as an Importer nation and is bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan... nation building were no one wants us. The US should turn away from policing the world and consolidate our own nation. Then turn and see if w... [More]

Of course they wouldn't ask for it to be a joint mission. I never will trust that country and its politics. Their history and lies proceed them. I know some great Russian people and they have told me stories of how they were treated by the Russian gov.