And hey, for extra credit, how about getting them back to Earth too?  And for that matter, being able to land on another moon or planet at the new star system.
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there is a design for a "starship" that IS theoretically feasible.\n\nit is known as the "Bussard RamJet" and you might look it up in the wikipedia.com ( it is also mentioned in Carl Sagan's "Cosmos".)\n\nthis ship can theoretically travel at 10 % the speed of light ( i.e 18,600 mi/sec .)  it is technically possible to build it NOW if the motivation ( and funds) existed.  \n\nif you traveled on this ship, "relativistic effects" would slow your aging in comparison with the earth.  In other words, when you return, hundreds of years may have elapsed in relation to only a few of your own.  because of this, any trip must be considered "one way" in the social sense.  \n\nto answer your question,  the technology is here but no one is trying becuase the time paradox is too real.  besides, we wouldnt know where to go anyway.  ( it would be hit or miss ).  the landing part is quite simple.... the hard part is getting there !
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Maybe we should start a little closer to home...if we can conquer the moon...then maybe we can move on to others like mars and yes there is extraterrestrial life..but I have doubts they are there on Mars..We certainly are not the only Intelligence in the universe..but then ...Humans on a daily basis make it very obvious that we are far from intelligent.
551347
Oh my goodness, i really think you should get back to nasa and fly back to space, you complete moron, get a life idiot......xx
51160
They are generating enough thrust from the gravitational field of the earth to launch them into destination.
672740
All we have to do is survive long enough to expand into space. I think if we did that, it would be hard for anything to stamp out all the pockets of humans around. Especially if we could figure out how to not die as individuals.
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I think that we will have a base on the moon soon because bush said that we are going to put another man on the moon by 2015 and because we can do it, if we work together then we probably could make a base very soon.
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Outer Space and the Moon expeditions.
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We have sent messages into the sky in the hopes that they'll reach someone although it'll take awhile for them to arrive at their destination.  Some of our military radars are probably detectable from pretty far away (those things can often put out the same amount of power as a TV station but spread across only a few degrees instead of most of the sky).\n\nI highly doubt that any aliens would really care about the Earth for resources.  If they could get here and needed resources there are plenty of asteroids and comets that would be far easier to get, would have pretty much everything they need and wouldn't involve killing the locals.\n\nAs someone who thinks that the explanation for the Fermi Paradox is that there is no one else out there (at least not anywhere near us) I still think it is worthwhile because there is a chance that we might find aliens and it would be the greatest discovery in history and a systematic search of the sky could turn up something we didn't expect (which is usually where the really important breakthroughs in science come from).\n\nThough if one of our planet finder instruments that will be launched to try to detect Earth like planets finds an Earth like planet around Alpha Centauri that looks like it might have industry you can be almost certain that we'll be contacting them to say hi.
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Actually, I think it would be more appropriate for us to send all the moon landing conspiracy theorists on an all-expenses, one-way trip to the heart of the Sun.\n\nIt would surely raise the average IQ of the planet to get rid of some of those nitwits.
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Planets have moons. Damn!
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One stayed in orbit, the others landed. Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon, Collins orbited. On their return to Earth they were heroes.
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The shuttle's navigation computers and life support systems could support a mission to the moon easily.   With the Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) pad in the cargo bay, there would be enough supplies for a 16-day mission.\n\nHowever, as you point out, the ET (external tank) is discarded on the way to orbit.   If you could some how dock with a fuel tank, the shuttle could easily travel to the moon and back.   4.5 million pounds of thrust is plenty for TLI and to reenter Earth orbit on the way back.\n\n(The shuttle would have to reenter Earth orbit before landing.  The thermal protection systems are designed for a reentry from LEO at 17,500 mph -- not a direct return from the moon at 25,000 mph.)\n\nAnother problem you'd have is landing on the moon.  The shuttle is not equipped for that sort of landing.  So, you'd have to carry a small lander in the cargo bay.\n\nIt's a fun idea, but it isn't really practical.  It would be a lot easier to launch a proper moon mission using 3 or 4 shuttle missions to carry the pieces of the spacecraft to orbit and then dock them together.\n\nBy the way, if you would like to read about a shuttle mission to the moon, read Homer Hickham's book "Back to the Moon".  He is a former shuttle mission planner and trainer.  He wrote "Back to the Moon" about just such a mission.  It's a fun read.  Don't take it seriously.   Hickham also wrote "Rocket Boys" an autobiographical story about his life and how he became a NASA engineer.  It was turned into the movie "October Sky".  (Note that "October Sky" is an anagram of "Rocket Boys".)
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No. And the loss of their satelites would be temporary at best. They could just rocket up new ones.
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Some nerd would find a way to bring it all back.
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They have actually landed on the moon. Discovery Channel proved it, and the cost for shooting this all in studio was very high as compared to actually going on the moon. !!!!
67047
you can achieve this with centrifugal force. it is called an orbit. the moon is very close to this point it reappears in nearly the same spot about 25 hours later!
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There could be another planet ... but it will be so far away from the Sun that it may be even more difficult to find than Xena (the 10th planet).\n\nAs to the solar system existing in another planet?  Hmmm .... seriously mate ... no.  Not a chance.