Tim Allen narrates a short (24 minutes) video about a near-future where we return to the moon ... and stay there?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqhnxAjK7qY
It's from 2013, basically a promo for the GLXP* (Google Lunar "X Prize") -- see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3283838 ... I wonder if it will (out of necessity) quickly turn into the culture depicted so vividly in the classic Heinlein novel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress#Politics_and_society)? (aka "akin to that of the Old West, tempered by the closeness of death by exposure to vacuum and by the shortage of women")
*btw apparently they extended the deadline a few times, now the competition is open until end of 2016 -- and only one competitor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrobotic_Technology#Moon_Missions) seems to be likely to make it. Apparently gonna try 2 rovers on one rocket, too.
OBViously it's going to be exactly like Moon Zero Two (1969)
Quote from: Mr. Analog on May 07, 2015, 02:19:59 PM
OBViously it's going to be exactly like Moon Zero Two (1969)
When I saw your esoteric movie reference -- perfectly apt, mind you (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Zero_Two) I immediately thought of my own: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_3
Well.. at least it's not Saturn 3 ... naked Kirk Douglas *shudder*
I bet some corporation tries to make it like /Moon/.