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Re: Lunar Water Discovery Announced
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Originally Posted by oddjob
Been there, done that. To secure funding, the new mission has to be something very new and exciting. What was the US reaction when China announced it is going to the moon? That's great, but 40+ years too late. I think we have to set a higher target, and even a hint of "we'll choose the moon because Mars is too difficult" is not acceptable. Aim high!
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Scientific exploration should be done for scientific significance. I'd hope we have more reason to focus on Mars then "its new" when we haven't really learned all there is to know about the Moon(or even Earth). Is it really just for the wow factor? or is there something more to it?
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I wish my biology class was this exciting. - MissInformation [more] 
09-12-2009, 12:35
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