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re: I have a question about this moon mission
Posted on 4/10/26 at 9:17 pm to Galloglaich
Posted on 4/10/26 at 9:17 pm to Galloglaich
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AI is wonderful
Oh god, you really are retarded.
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Posted on 4/10/26 at 9:52 pm to Eightballjacket
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But we didn’t go back to the moon.
Yep. They got to within 4,070 miles of the moon's surface, or the rough equivalent of the distance from Baton Rouge to the shores of the big island of Hawaii. Or, practically from my doorstep in north AL to the shores of Portugal.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 10:19 pm to oldcharlie8
quote:Because it was the latest and our media has a perverse need to make every new thing grander than it's precedent.
…..why is this moon mission historical?
For instance they did one slightly further out swing; yet numerous Apollo missions made double digit trips (maybe 30) around our moon. So we don't hear about total miles traveled. Instead we get miles further way from Earth by about 4 thousand miles. Which is almost a nothing burger of a stat for something like 1.6% greater distance away. But pale's in duration and miles traveled than several other previous missions.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 10:26 pm to The Boat
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The moon was in a different phase position for the Apollo missions. This was the first time they’ve ever gone behind the moon while it was illuminated.
If you’re going to plagiarize my MoonShit blog you could at least give me some credit or crypto.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 11:41 pm to lsuconnman
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The product placement is truly historic.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 12:27 am to oldcharlie8
To me the bigger take was as someone said yea we shoot further past the moon and use it as a bigger sling shot because the intent never was to land or enter a low orbit for alittle while like Apollo. It was testing equipment and ideas on something we had already already done… that we plan to use for bigger newer space project ideas down the line… like a lunar space base and using the moon and hoping it has enough mass and weight to sling us to Mars… or further… Far cheaper to launch things from lunar gravity than earth gravity.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 7:19 am to oldcharlie8
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Didn’t Apollo 13 see the dark side of the moon too?
Actually, several missions in the Apollo program did.
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why is this moon mission historical?
Because they didn’t enter the moon’s orbit. The simply used its gravity to aid in turning and falling back to earth, which sent them farther from the moon than any mission before.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 7:23 am to lsuconnman
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The product placement is truly historic.
Well, the toilet manufacturer isn't going to see any new business.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 7:28 am to oldcharlie8
Newsflash: Since the moon is tidally locked, if you've ever seen a crescent or new moon, you too have seen the dark side of the moon...
Posted on 4/11/26 at 8:08 am to Shorty_price
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There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark.
Half of it is dark at any given time. That area changes throughout the month.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 8:11 am to oldcharlie8
Trump sent nasa to the moon to get more government cheese for all the illegals and h1bs he’s letting in
Posted on 4/11/26 at 8:28 am to Kcrad
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Every Apollo mission that landed on the moon also saw the dark side.
No such thing as a dark side of the moon.
* It was said already. Probably should have read the thread.
This post was edited on 4/11/26 at 8:30 am
Posted on 4/11/26 at 8:35 am to Galloglaich
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AI is wonderful
So are Bots.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 8:42 am to theunknownknight
Some of you MFers are miserable.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 9:01 am to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
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Apollos 8-17 all orbited the moon.
Apollo 9 did not.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 9:05 am to Darth_Vader
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All Apollo missions orbited the moon.
There were several that did not.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 9:09 am to The Boat
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The moon was in a different phase position for the Apollo missions. This was the first time they’ve ever gone behind the moon while it was illuminated.
Additionally, we were very close to the lunar surface and didn’t get to see the entirety from pole to pole
Posted on 4/11/26 at 9:14 am to Darth_Vader
All Apollo missions had significant anomalies.
13's was of note because of the obvious danger to the astronauts, but all the missions had problems.
Hell, the computer was trying to land Neil on/in a huge crater before he took over and handlanded the craft.
13's was of note because of the obvious danger to the astronauts, but all the missions had problems.
Hell, the computer was trying to land Neil on/in a huge crater before he took over and handlanded the craft.
Posted on 4/11/26 at 9:49 am to TygerLyfe
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The product placement is truly historic.
…let me guess the big bang theory is about to get some play…
Posted on 4/11/26 at 10:31 am to oldcharlie8
Farthest Distance from Earth.
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