Earthrise -- a beautiful companion

planetquinn · Post by **planetquinn** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:49 pm

As powerful and alluring as the moon has been to life on earth, imagine having a celestial companion as beautiful as Earth. The attraction would be irresistable--far greater than the attraction that took us to the moon.

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:24 pm

[quote="planetquinn"]As powerful and alluring as the moon has been to life on earth, imagine having a celestial companion as beautiful as Earth. The attraction would be irresistable--far greater than the attraction that took us to the moon.[/quote] Right, but the "attraction" that took us to the moon in 1968+ was more of a REPULSION or earth oriented motivation---JFK's lunar landing program to show the US citizens , and the rest of the World, that the US was not second rate to the Soviets. Unfortunately for NASA and explorers, that "attraction" dosen't exist today.[quote][/quote]

planetquinn · Post by **planetquinn** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 3:21 pm

Hey William,
Come on, it’s Christmas. Don’t spoil it for me. Seriously though, I had been thinking about how much of scientific knowledge and technical accomplishment has been the result of war and competitions for dominance. I was almost happy there for a minute thinking that at least some of the great adventures of discovery were not part of a war. Prince Henry and all that. Oh well.
But still, I can’t get all those great song lyrics about la luna out of my head. Suppose she was a blue-green gem 5 times bigger than the gray rock that has inspired our poets so.

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:04 pm

[quote="planetquinn"]Hey William,
Come on, it’s Christmas. Don’t spoil it for me. Seriously though, I had been thinking about how much of scientific knowledge and technical accomplishment has been the result of war and competitions for dominance. I was almost happy there for a minute thinking that at least some of the great adventures of discovery were not part of a war. Prince Henry and all that. Oh well.
But still, I can’t get all those great song lyrics about la luna out of my head. Suppose she was a blue-green gem 5 times bigger than the gray rock that has inspired our poets so.[/quote]
Sorry PQ but facts is facts. My guess is that even prince Henry wasn't above making a few land grabs inroute. Check out our web site for more info.

Empeda2 · Post by **Empeda2** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 1:20 pm

So get my mischievous head on......what do you guys say to the people who claim that the landings were faked?......

I would think that 'Earthwise' would be a good argument against that....

planetquinn · Post by **planetquinn** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 4:41 pm

I don’t have much to say to them because I’m pretty sure that my say-so won’t change their thinking. But your question raises another: what information do we accept as reliable? For me, an important factor is evidence of a pattern. So, I might start by asking, “do you think the entire space program was faked, or just the moon landings?” Then there’s the problem of keeping anything a secret. How many people would have to be in on the fakery, and what’s the likelihood of them all keeping quiet. About conspiracy theories in general: They attribute qualities and abilities to the conspirators that are just not realistic. And by doing so, they ignore the extraordinary accomplishments of real people such as Bill.

Empeda2 · Post by **Empeda2** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:24 pm

planetquinn wrote:And by doing so, they ignore the extraordinary accomplishments of real people such as Bill.

I second that.

BMAONE23 · Post by **BMAONE23** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:33 pm

Here is a great one for the hoaxers
http://www.gaiaguys.net/moontruth.htm

click on the "Look at this" link

orin stepanek · Post by **orin stepanek** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:40 am

http://pirlwww.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/NOT_faked/
I for one don't believe the mission was faked. I remember when the Eagle had landed and the pictures that followed. I remember Niel romping over the Lunar surface. The way he bounced with each step could not be faked.
Orin

Empeda2 · Post by **Empeda2** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:30 pm

BMAONE23 wrote:Here is a great one for the hoaxers
http://www.gaiaguys.net/moontruth.htm

click on the "Look at this" link

That doesn't even sound anything like Armstrong!

Very funny though...

BMAONE23 · Post by **BMAONE23** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:02 pm

I agree. Nothing like Armstromg. I to believe we have been there. The point is, as long as Hollywood can "Fake-it" for the sake of movies, there will be people that do not believe because "it" can be faked.

makc · Post by **makc** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:05 am

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