July 9, 2008: Constellation Program

xoxoxoBruce · 07-08-2008, 11:50 PM

You've probably heard NASA is winding down the shuttle program, and leaving it to the Russians to support the International Space Station.
You've probably also heard, their new mandate is to go back to the moon by 2020. This has been named the Constellation Program.

At the Johnson Space Center's Lunar Yard, they are already testing several equipment designs, so they must have started on the design phase, years ago.
I would guess it was back when gas was under $2 a gallon, because they planning on taking SUVs to the Moon.

stevecrm · 07-09-2008, 01:28 AM

If there is no gravity on the moon, how would these vehicles stay on the ground?

morethanpretty · 07-09-2008, 01:32 AM

There is gravity on any mass, just the greater the mass, greater the gravity. right?

rupip · 07-09-2008, 01:39 AM

there is gravity on the moon - but just 1/6th of the gravity we have to deal with on earth.

SPUCK · 07-09-2008, 04:46 AM

Same amount of inertia though..

That first car is sooOOOooOO lame.. I don't get it.

glatt · 07-09-2008, 08:08 AM

It would be a lot more reliable and cheaper if they just rode mountain bikes.

SteveDallas · 07-09-2008, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK

That first car is sooOOOooOO lame.. I don't get it.

Why don't they just send a Segway and be done with it?

Diaphone Jim · 07-09-2008, 11:11 AM

I like the bottom ones. They look like mobile outhouses: they come to you when you gotta go.
Actually, all the designs in the world can't hide the fact that manned space exploration is just not a good idea.
The Apollo moon flights were exciting, but the current crop of magnificent Landers, Rovers, and Orbiters (at least 5 planets!!) are the way to learn about things other-worldly.

tombstone · 07-09-2008, 09:42 AM

For that last picture, in my mind's eye, I can just see the astronaut leaping up to the door....

Clodfobble · 07-09-2008, 02:34 PM

There is zero ground clearance on the second one, how can it possibly go over any sort of planet surface?

Griff · 07-09-2008, 02:45 PM

Clod it looks like there's a pivot for a hydralic lift on the second one. The Segway is an apt comparison though. All these look like a triumph of advertising over common sense.

glatt · 07-09-2008, 02:53 PM

Surely they wouldn't fill those tires with air for the final design that goes to the moon? Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

el fantastico · 07-09-2008, 02:56 PM

since nasa already chopped and dropped their whips, they need to add thumpin systems to go with the hydraulics. "then i let the alpine play..."

Griff · 07-09-2008, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el fantastico

since nasa already chopped and dropped their whips, they need to add thumpin systems to go with the hydraulics. "then i let the alpine play..."

Nice!

footfootfoot · 07-09-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

There is zero ground clearance on the second one, how can it possibly go over any sort of planet surface?

sound stages are pretty flat.

07-08-2008, 11:50 PM	#1
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Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Clod it looks like there's a pivot for a hydralic lift on the second one. The Segway is an apt comparison though. All these look like a triumph of advertising over common sense. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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07-09-2008, 01:28 AM	#2
stevecrm Just moved in Join Date: May 2008 Location: worksop, England Posts: 42	If there is no gravity on the moon, how would these vehicles stay on the ground?

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rupip Salzburger Nockerl Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Salzburg, Austria Posts: 37	there is gravity on the moon - but just 1/6th of the gravity we have to deal with on earth.

07-09-2008, 04:46 AM	#5
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Same amount of inertia though.. That first car is sooOOOooOO lame.. I don't get it.

07-09-2008, 08:08 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It would be a lot more reliable and cheaper if they just rode mountain bikes.

07-09-2008, 11:11 AM	#8
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I like the bottom ones. They look like mobile outhouses: they come to you when you gotta go. Actually, all the designs in the world can't hide the fact that manned space exploration is just not a good idea. The Apollo moon flights were exciting, but the current crop of magnificent Landers, Rovers, and Orbiters (at least 5 planets!!) are the way to learn about things other-worldly.

07-09-2008, 09:42 AM	#9
tombstone Disorderly Orderly Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 53	For that last picture, in my mind's eye, I can just see the astronaut leaping up to the door....

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glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Surely they wouldn't fill those tires with air for the final design that goes to the moon? Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

07-09-2008, 02:56 PM	#13
el fantastico golly, he's neat... Join Date: May 2008 Location: midwestern u.s., surrounded by corn and cows Posts: 23	since nasa already chopped and dropped their whips, they need to add thumpin systems to go with the hydraulics. "then i let the alpine play..."

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