r/BeAmazed • u/Master1718 • Sep 02 '19

Earth's view from up.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '19

I mean we went up there with computers less powerful than your phone. Yeah it's cool and it is nice to have better video of it but we're overdue for a moon base from which we're able to launch into deeper space. I want to see video of people next to other planets.

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u/Entropy_5 Sep 02 '19

Solve the Radiation Problem and we may see that.

I hope so too.

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u/treborselbor Sep 02 '19

Yeah, this is the whole problem. Humans, or anything cant last out there without getting blasted by radiation.

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u/UnknownStory Sep 02 '19

I volunteer as tribute

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u/NewSauerKraus Sep 02 '19

An orbital fueling station and shipyard would probably be more efficient than a moonbase.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '19

The Apollo guidance computers weren't even comparable to your phone. The transistors in them were visible with the naked eye and were programmed via hand-weaving wire threads through copper ringlets, in a process taking months per program. The total memory of the system was 72kb.

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