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Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Discountsempai: 10:58am On Feb 23 |
Krismas: Well, I know that when Nigeria sent sattelites into space, people complained about the money spent. Same thing when India sent a robotic mission to Mars. As at the time of the lunar landing, the USA had a large poverty problem (yes, it was not as bad as other nations, but to many Americans, no one should be poor in their country) and was fighting a war in Vietnam that was costing them a lot of money, and did not end till 1972. And also had a massive aid program to poorer countries. And it was spending a lot of money to combat all these issues. And they were also spending billions to send about 15 or so men to the moon. See how it burdens their budget already.? The only reason why the American congress supported the moon landing was to beat the Soviets. Once done, the show was over. Many Americans wanted an end to the spending too. That has not stopped NASA from doing other projects 1. Mars : Mariner series (1965),Viking 1 and 2 1976, and several others from 1996. 2.Jupiter: Pionner 11 and 12, Gallileo, Cassini (1974, 1994, 2005/6) 3.Saturn : Voyager 1 and 2, 1980, Cassini HYugens, 2006 4.Uranus, Neptune (Voyager 1 and 2). 5.Mercury : Mariner (1965) Let's even talk about the USSR 1.Moon: Two unmanned probes 1971 2.Venus: Venera series 1970's and 80's 3.Mars: Several probes 1960's and 70's. 4. Space stations : Salyut, Mir, etc etc. 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Broveens42(m): 11:01am On Feb 23 |
Discountsempai: You see when you sell a propaganda, it is easier to see through. Any enlightened nairalander, would agree with me, the context of your submission, suggest an artificial material (satellite) made from earth materials and placed in a delusive environment. Just go through your comment again. ![]() I still maintain, you don't need to land on so called moon to invent any technology 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Artscollection: 11:06am On Feb 23 |
Discountsempai: The oyibo we all know are progressive in terms of tech arrangement |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Discountsempai: 11:07am On Feb 23 |
Broveens42: There is no propaganda. It is a fact of history the US landed on the moon, and it is a fact of history they did it first. It does not make the US a good or nice country, they are still imperailstic, and there are no good countries, just interests.....but they landed a man or men on the moon. You can shout propaganda, but I believe in the advances the US, USSR and many other countries have made in space exploration. I always feel happy whichever country does anything in space. I don't have to bother about propaganda. Besides, the Russians obviously believe the USA put men on the moon, as they had spies all over the USA, and were monitoring the whole thing via satellite. But at the end, you are free to believe that the USA never landed men on the moon. It's your life, and it does not cause me or anyone else any harm. I am free to believe they did, and it does not make me a propagandaist. The only dissapointment I have is that the money has not been enough to send more manned exploration to the moon, Mars, or even deep space. And that we don't have technology to explore the myriads of other planetary systems that exist out there. Maybe one day... 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Artscollection: 11:08am On Feb 23 |
Discountsempai: The oyibo we all know are progressive in terms of tech advancement so you can't tell me they will abandon that kind of investment after spending that much. Iam only wondering why it has not been replicated. From car to any tech you can imagine has been advanced since the 70's. 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Broveens42(m): 11:08am On Feb 23 |
Draslo: Continue deceiving yourself with nonsense. If it were an African project, everybody would call it superstition. While these agendists are using these tactics to conquer more territories on earth (through major wars), you are dreaming of a glorified "heaven".. ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Broveens42(m): 11:10am On Feb 23 |
Discountsempai: The US and USSR just taught other nations the importance of propaganda in times of wars. Propagandas could be more effective than bullets 2 Likes |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by matify83: 11:22am On Feb 23 |
DeepSight: Givien that the moon regulates Earth's climate. As the only natural satellite of the earth, any cosmic disturbance to the earth will ultimately impact on the moon since it is held in orbit by Earth's forces. Also, man orchestrated disaster on the moon will have a far reaching negative impact on earth. The moon is not another planet, it's earth only natural satellite. |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by vannessa7(f): 11:24am On Feb 23 |
matify83: To do exactly what you are advocating for, the race to the moon, reseach and subsequent discoveries will help understand and subdue the earth better. You must not be a science student? |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Discountsempai: 11:24am On Feb 23 |
Artscollection: Well, one thing about tech advancement is that it is subject to return on investment. Like now, it is possible for the USA to set up a lunar base...and man it. The problem is, why spend billions for work that may not yield anything in return at that same value? It is easy to land on the moon. But at the end, does it bring anything of value? Is it worth spending billions of taxpayer revenue for? All the moon landings did was bring back some rocks for analysis. Space travel and exploration is expensive. That's why we don't have frequent lunar landings or a base on the moon. At the end, humans want return on investment, even governments. |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Broveens42(m): 11:26am On Feb 23 |
matify83: At least, you have spoken like a science student, which isn't different from how our forefathers viewed these things. And someone is telling me, people land on the moon. For what exactly? what is the rationale behind this? Lol 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Discountsempai: 11:27am On Feb 23 |
Broveens42: Well, I doubt that the US and USSR would have wasted billions on space programmes for propaganda things. This was an effort involving scientists on both sides, which yielded a lot of inventions and stuff , some of which you use today. (Fiberglass is an obvious example). At the end, the US , USSR and all spacefaring naitons have sent men and satellites and probes to space. If you want to believe it is propaganda , fine. I am free to believe that they did, and you are decieving yourself because you think the US Is evil. (I think all nations are evil, including mine, and they all have interests. That's why we have international bodies anyway). |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Krismas(m): 11:27am On Feb 23 |
Discountsempai: ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Discountsempai: 11:27am On Feb 23 |
Krismas: They sent five manned missions... Anyway, you can believe what you want. It makes no difference anyway. |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Krismas(m): 11:29am On Feb 23 |
Discountsempai: ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Discountsempai: 11:30am On Feb 23 |
Krismas: At the end, there is belief and there is actual facts. |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by emmanbol: 11:31am On Feb 23 |
Reflect7: I think you are very correct. They have not landed on the moon since that one of 1960s Neil Armstrong. 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Basic123: 11:32am On Feb 23 |
obedience4:😆....people that will tell you that BUHARI WAS A CLONE OR JUBRIN OF SUDAN. Or tell you that NNAMDI KANU attended UN meeting on behalf of biafra in 2016. YOU DONT KNOW ANYTHING. PEOPLE THAT beleived ICJ lodged in sharaton hotel Abuja in May 28 to arrest TINUBU on the day of his inauguration 😆 You are overrating the intelligence of some Nigerians 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Discountsempai: 11:33am On Feb 23 |
Krismas: I took your advice, and this is the first thing google showed me Apollo 11 was the first crewed mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969. There were six crewed landings between 1969 and 1972, and numerous uncrewed landings, with no soft landings happening between 22 August 1976 and 14 December 2013 SAUCE So, you were wrong. I have asked google, and google has spoken. But now, you would start saying 'Kompromat'. ![]() |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Basic123: 11:33am On Feb 23 |
emmanbol:This is a big LIE Go to Netflix and watched documentaries on several other missions |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Broveens42(m): 11:33am On Feb 23 |
Discountsempai: You call it waste, they have it at the back of their minds as major investment. The returns you get from invested propaganda can't be overemphasized. All these natural deposits they suck freely from war torn areas can fund your budget X 1000 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Discountsempai: 11:35am On Feb 23 |
Broveens42: All those wars too drain them of money.(Arthur Clarke blamed the VIetnam war for not allowing the US do more in space) Plus, natural deposits abound in the USA, and they can just simply buy them. (Iraq war benefited chinese oil companies more than US oil companies. Also benefitted the Iranians too) |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by GoodSpirit: 11:36am On Feb 23 |
Reflect7: Every thing about the US is a scam to you, all their discoveries that you use today is also a scam to you so need to waste your energy. Just continue to use their product and shout scam ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Krismas(m): 11:37am On Feb 23 |
Discountsempai: ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by 11doubledee: 11:38am On Feb 23 |
Discountsempai:You seem not to understand these are mostly islamic terrorist sympathisers who never see anything good about the USA. These are people recently celebrating Iran's satellite launch into space and they will never doubt that but are quick to call you a slowpoke for believing everything the west feeds you. |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Entusky(m): 11:39am On Feb 23 |
obedience4:Op no mind d werey abeg hin dey hungry ebi npawa 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Coolboy009: 11:40am On Feb 23 |
[quote author=Reflect7 post=128599262] Do NOT believe them. They faked the first so-called moon landing in the 1960s. This could be another scam.[/quote1 Who they deceived you Oga, wake up. Stop reading the wrong books. |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Discountsempai: 11:42am On Feb 23 |
11doubledee: Moon landing skepiticim is not an Islamic thing...it is quite common among a large swathe of beliefs and religions, and even atheists. The whole thing even started in the USA In the year 1971.... |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by GABRIEL6036: 11:48am On Feb 23 |
Russian has been leading all this while now it's U.S turn |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Broveens42(m): 11:48am On Feb 23 |
GoodSpirit: Definitely, moon landing generally, is the biggest scam you can ever think of after Religion. What's even the difference. What is the rationale behind landing on an object that supplies the earth... What is scientific about moon landing? Give details. What materials are you looking for in the moon that's so special and can't be found on earth? Why are they not quick to cross the lines at the Antarctica on planet earth, give us more information, rather than placing restrictions? Why are there so many sites on planet earth, placed with global restrictions? 1 Like |
Re: Moon Landing Today: US Clinches First Touchdown In 50 Years by Artscollection: 11:49am On Feb 23 |
Discountsempai: They must have factored all those indices before the lunar exploration and there has been several failed attempts that have not been in the public domain for some reasons. Lunar exploration is a very lucrative one if you can come up with the technology to harness the potential. If they could land man in d 70's i strongly believe that the same technology could have evolve by now. Elon musk is building a starship That is one aspect of lunar exploration n he listed alot of other obstacles that need to be taken care of which i Believe wasnt possible then. 1 Like |
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