tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post5418805960174782268..comments2024-03-28T21:42:58.991+00:00Comments on MOONBASE CENTRAL: Missed OpportunityWOODSYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-32139418556066630542018-07-31T08:43:33.063+01:002018-07-31T08:43:33.063+01:00Yes, I agree Jeremy. I'm hoping the discovery ...Yes, I agree Jeremy. I'm hoping the discovery of a lake on Mars will fire the public's imagination. The middle picture by Bill is of his scratchbiult rocket based on the small one in LP plastic space toy sets in the late Sixties and Seventies. http://www.danefield.com/data/albums/userpics/10004/spex.jpgWOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-13430037252114011182018-07-30T13:54:26.076+01:002018-07-30T13:54:26.076+01:00People seem more interested in superheroes than re...People seem more interested in superheroes than real life space travel. Love the pics. What is the middle one of?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00202830167433019691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-6259255131259035332018-07-25T11:51:10.179+01:002018-07-25T11:51:10.179+01:00I fear you maybe right Fenton.I fear you maybe right Fenton.WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-49802258353440785642018-07-25T09:56:08.758+01:002018-07-25T09:56:08.758+01:00As we all know , the bottom line is money : It'...As we all know , the bottom line is money : It's hugely expensive to sustain a long-term exploration program and government bean counters would be bleating on about the need for tangible "results" (whatever they may be ?) so sadly I think the era of State sponsored space exploration has largely ended<br /><br />FentonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-26062847507775985082018-07-24T10:18:48.645+01:002018-07-24T10:18:48.645+01:00You echo my thoughts about space and science ficti...You echo my thoughts about space and science fiction pretty exactly; SF has become so spectacular that it is difficult for the real world to compete.<br />Andy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-32164107312295711302018-07-24T10:14:36.384+01:002018-07-24T10:14:36.384+01:00As somebody or other once said in Space:1999, the ...As somebody or other once said in Space:1999, the reality of spaceflight is that it's expensive. As long as we live in an era of parsimonious governments we are going to be stuck pootling about in low Earth orbit (which ought to be impressive but, somehow, isn't!).<br />I used to teach lessons on debunkink the moon landing hoax theories! The kids were usually relieved to discover it was real!KevinDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-16890176385117314432018-07-24T08:40:46.761+01:002018-07-24T08:40:46.761+01:00Hear hear! Very eloquently put, Bill, and I couldn...Hear hear! Very eloquently put, Bill, and I couldn't agree more.<br /><br />Also very scrumptious pics! I'm curious how you did the Davies-LP rocket above the Johnny Astro moonscape. :)<br /><br />Cheers -- PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com