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Re: Dear Moon

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Post by twtw »

greglindahl wrote: post #24
nerdbaggy wrote: post #21

Are they actually going to the moon if they are only going to orbit it? Sorry my English isn’t the best

They aren't going to actually orbit the moon, they're going around the moon. It's called a "free return trajectory". This is actually less than Apollo 8 did (edit: only talking about the orbit): Apollo 8 actually went into lunar orbit with a burn, and then left lunar orbit with another burn. However, this is using "orbit" in its formal sense. Most people would look at the diagram of the spaceship flying around the mo…

the reusability is the major differentiator versus Apollo missions.

Re: Dear Moon

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Post by adtac »

honkycat wrote: post #27
adtac wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you even train artistic talent? Doesn't it require a natural gift that you're born with? Not to belittle astronauts, but space travel training is more teachable than true art.

>> Can you even train artistic talent? Yes. 100%. It's a muscle you train. >> Doesn't it require a natural gift that you're born with? It helps a lot, but from my experience having parents who can support you with lessons and prop you up well into your 20s is a bigger factor to being a successful artist. >> Not to belittle astronauts, but space travel training is more teachable than true art. In my mind it's much har…

>excluding extremely elite painters and musicians

I think that's what they're going for with this mission. Nearly every world-famous artist would be interested in something like this, so they won't be short of options. If you can, why not pick the absolute best?

Re: Dear Moon

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Post by nerdb0t »

consz wrote: post #5

Wouldn't it be easier to train astronauts to be artists than to train artists to be astronauts?

lol.. have an upvote.

i think everyone replying to you just got wooshed.

Re: Dear Moon

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Post by ceejayoz »

consz wrote: post #5

Wouldn't it be easier to train astronauts to be artists than to train artists to be astronauts?

They're passengers, there to convey the experience to us still stuck on the ground for now. As Contact put it, "they should have sent a poet".

I'd expect crew will accompany them - they've batted around a 100 passenger number in the past - and it's likely to be highly automated as well.

The sculptor's certainly not gonna go hop out for a spacewalk to fix an antenna.

Re: Dear Moon

#36

Post by viburnum »

This is an expensive, pointless stunt, and all you nerds have you're priorities screwed up if you think it's a good idea.

Re: Dear Moon

#37

Post by darawk »

viburnum wrote: post #36

This is an expensive, pointless stunt, and all you nerds have you're priorities screwed up if you think it's a good idea.

Life is an expensive, pointless stunt. What is your point?
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