NASA looks to private sector to help it go lunar.


	NASA looks to private sector to help it go lunar.

BitDrifter

5-27-2007 3:36 PM

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nasa, space, moon, lunar, exploration, mars, base, station, 2019, 2020, business, competition, free market

BitDrifter says:

Great News, very exciting.

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5-27-2007 8:44 PM

cniq_cniq

Perhaps this will shake them up a bit. My biggest complaint with NASA in recent years is a seeming air of complacency. Perhaps private partnerships will once again prod them to strive for excellence.

5-28-2007 12:11 AM

adamc

They could sell billions in ads and product placements before, during and after the landing. It will be the most watched event of all time -- streamed live to the world.

"This spacewalk brought to you by..."

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for Toyota"

5-29-2007 5:06 PM

_Bane_

I love the idea adamc. They could even name the landing site after a big name sponser. They are bringing the lunar lander down in to the Qualcomm crater.

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