Is it legal to go to the moon?

Elephant Monkey · 29-12-2008 10:27AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=390WaPcxnFI

Have a look :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=390WaPcxnFI

S.I.R · 29-12-2008 10:30AM

Homer Sexual wrote: »

Ok, I want to try and build a craft to take me to the moon. I don't care if I don't come back. It's small, so I wouldn't need that much fuel to get out of the atmosphere. I plan to modify a light aircraft, which I already own, so that won't be a problem.

All I want to know is this: Does the moon, like, belong to America or something? Do I need some sort of permission to go?

i believe the scientoligistists have Dibs but i could never understand them purple mutants

marcsignal · 29-12-2008 11:32AM

OP if it kicks off big time in the Mid East, we might be all headed towards the moon involuntarily, so you might have company.....

Evangelion · 29-12-2008 11:37AM

I have heard that the UN had some law or charter or something like that, that allowed any unclaimed territory to be claimed by anyone.

So some guy in the states realise that the universe hadn't been claimed, so he claimed it.....and apparentlent sells it off for $20 an acre

antodeco · 29-12-2008 12:18PM

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

I went to the moon once. Was standin there, beautiful view of earth and then I get cracked in the back of the head by a cat.A CAT!!Little fcuker was tryin to jump over it but I was in the way....so he died

A cat? You sure it wasnt a cow, from far away..?

Futurism · 29-12-2008 12:22PM

Mongey wrote: »

I hope you actually don't plan on going to the moon....

Doesn't that whore girl own about 200 acres or something?

Professey Chin · 29-12-2008 12:37PM

antodeco wrote: »

A cat? You sure it wasnt a cow, from far away..?

Nope im sure. Cow was on fiddle duty

CreepingDeath · 29-12-2008 12:51PM

Homer Sexual wrote: »

Does the moon, like, belong to America or something?

The bits they brought back do.

Cheapest thing for you to do is go to the Air and Space museum(s) in Washington DC, wear scuba gear and go to the moon exhibition.
There's some moon rock there.

robinph · 29-12-2008 01:16PM

MrAbc wrote: »

Send us a postcard!!
[NB: The Royal Mail are good for deliveries to/from the Moon. Well, it does seem that some of the UK post travels via the Moon currently...]

Well they already deliver to the twin town of the Moon:

Kernel · 29-12-2008 02:27PM

The question is moot, since you'll never get there. Have a read of this for starters!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_velocity
http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae158.cfm

How do you propose to reach a speed of 25,000 mph to escape the Earth's athmosphere? And travel 250,000 miles to the moon??

Mal-Adjusted · 29-12-2008 03:01PM

kaiser soza wrote: »

You can go, just don't be atouching any of my three beautiful robot daughters.

not even the crushinator?

vibe666 · 29-12-2008 03:22PM

Kernel wrote: »

The question is moot, since you'll never get there. Have a read of this for starters!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_velocity
http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae158.cfm

How do you propose to reach a speed of 25,000 mph to escape the Earth's atmosphere? And travel 250,000 miles to the moon??

i know that NASA etc. are always talking about escape velocity but AFAIK, you don't really need to go 25,000 mph to make it out of the atmosphere. as long as you can keep putting more and more space between your ar$e and the earth it doesn't matter how slow you go does it?

Quazzie · 29-12-2008 03:36PM

Slightly OT but was watching Top Gear and they were in a bay in Vietnam and there was over 1900 island on it. Is there anything to stop someone just moving onto one of these islands and just building a house on it? Does someone own all these small islands? are they part of the Vietnamese Government? Similarly with some of the unmanned islands off Ireland

robinph · 29-12-2008 03:50PM

Q2002 wrote: »

Similarly with some of the unmanned islands off Ireland

Rockall has already been claimed by the UK so as to stop the Ruskies putting a nuclear base there. Some poor sod had to spend a week(?) sitting on the rock on his own.

craiginireland · 29-12-2008 04:03PM

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

I went to the moon once. Was standin there, beautiful view of earth and then I get cracked in the back of the head by a cat.A CAT!!Little fcuker was tryin to jump over it but I was in the way....so he died

Be thankful it wasn't that cow again.

Pj! · 29-12-2008 04:14PM

This is a proper AH question!

Terry · 29-12-2008 04:18PM

Q2002 wrote: »

Slightly OT but was watching Top Gear and they were in a bay in Vietnam and there was over 1900 island on it. Is there anything to stop someone just moving onto one of these islands and just building a house on it? Does someone own all these small islands? are they part of the Vietnamese Government? Similarly with some of the unmanned islands off Ireland

I want CJ's island.

robinph wrote: »

Rockall has already been claimed by the UK so as to stop the Ruskies putting a nuclear base there. Some poor sod had to spend a week(?) sitting on the rock on his own.

That's ours, no matter what the Brits and Danish say.

monkeyfudge · 29-12-2008 04:22PM

vibe666 wrote: »

i know that NASA etc. are always talking about escape velocity but AFAIK, you don't really need to go 25,000 mph to make it out of the atmosphere. as long as you can keep putting more and more space between your ar$e and the earth it doesn't matter how slow you go does it?

I think if you launch your rocket off the back of an aircraft at a high altitude you don't need that high an EV as you're not trying to lob a huge hunk of metal from the ground straight up with enough force that it doesn't come back down.

You still need a tremendous amount of thrust though.

I'd be more concerned about the legalities of developing the ballistics technology required, as their potential use in weapons systems would bring you under close scrutiny.

robinph · 29-12-2008 04:28PM

<3BeingIN6th wrote: »

That's ours, no matter what the Brits and Danish say.

But they have put a brass plaque on it now so what chance does anyone stand of ever removing that? The defences are just too good.

galwayrush · 29-12-2008 04:35PM

I'm staying here, better Athmosphere:D

Professey Chin · 29-12-2008 04:55PM

galwayrush wrote: »

I'm staying here, better Athmosphere:D

ba dumdum dish......

ejmaztec · 29-12-2008 05:07PM

<3BeingIN6th wrote: »

That's ours, no matter what the Brits and Danish say.

You're thinking of Feckall.

29-12-2008 06:16PM

I own it. Won it in a card game. have the slip and everything to prove it!

And yes you can go there. But don't be taking any of my Wensleydale cheese.

BendiBus · 29-12-2008 06:27PM

Futurism wrote: »

Doesn't that whore girl own about 200 acres or something?

There's a brothel on the moon? If there's a bar and a casino too then I know where I'm going on holidays next year.

monkeyfudge · 29-12-2008 06:30PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BY3CJV68R0

MarkR · 29-12-2008 06:32PM

monkeyfudge wrote: »

You still need a tremendous amount of thrust though.

That's what she said!

Kernel · 29-12-2008 06:44PM

vibe666 wrote: »

i know that NASA etc. are always talking about escape velocity but AFAIK, you don't really need to go 25,000 mph to make it out of the atmosphere. as long as you can keep putting more and more space between your ar$e and the earth it doesn't matter how slow you go does it?

True, you could invent and build your own space elevator, or a spacecraft that could be launched from a plane in high altitude (still using rocket propulsion)... but you would have to generate an enormous amount of thrust to carry the fuel needed simply to generate the thrust/velocity to get your little space capsule into outer space. Your spacecraft would at least require a large amount of oxygen, a guidance system and propulsion as well as radiation shielding... nah, I don't think the OP will be going to the moon.

monkeyfudge · 29-12-2008 06:50PM

Kernel wrote: »

as well as radiation shielding... nah, I don't think the OP will be going to the moon.

He doesn't plan on coming back. He might survive outside the Van Allen belt long enough to make it to the moon before dying of radiation sickness.

galwayrush · 29-12-2008 06:53PM

Speaking of thrust, would one sixth dose of Viagra do on the moon?:p

Kernel · 29-12-2008 06:55PM

monkeyfudge wrote: »

He doesn't plan on coming back. He might survive outside the Van Allen belt long enough to make it to the moon before dying of radiation sickness.

Monkeyfudge, do you think he's gonna build this in his back garden?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvWHnK2FiCk

Is it legal to go to the moon?

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