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US government poised to approve first private mission to the Moon

 

Private spaceflight company Moon Express will soon announce it has been granted regulatory approval by the US government to send a lunar lander to the surface of the Moon, according to a source familiar with the matter. If so, that means the company will be the first private company to have received permission from the government to send a vehicle beyond Earth orbit and on to another world.

 

http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/2/12275980/moon-express-private-mission-spaceflight-us-government

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First mission ever, thank you very much.

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First mission ever, thank you very much.

 

That would probably more accurately reflect Greg's thoughts on the matter :lol: or is the moon just a big projection from somewhere near the middle of our flat earth?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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That would probably more accurately reflect Greg's thoughts on the matter :lol: or is the moon just a big projection from somewhere near the middle of our flat earth?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:D

:ph34r::ph34r:

 

:beer:

 

 

 

 

 

Just for the record, I fully believe the moon landings happened and that the moon is a real celestial object...

 

... why haven't we been back to the moon in over 40 years? Now that's where I have theories. Sadly most of them are about the boring realities of congressional budgets after the cold war threat had passed -- but I can get wild and throw a few ET warnings in there from time to time. :pirate:

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Space treaties.

 

 

 

...It's the truth, but also a cool thing to type.

 

FAA regulations, actually. Above a certain size rocket, you need clearance.

 

Meaning, of course, that below a certain size you can launch whatever the hell you want... :D

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