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    Default SpaceX to send private spacecraft to the moon next year

    Here is an excerpt from this article:

    “We are excited to announce that SpaceX has been approached to fly two private citizens on a trip around the moon late next year. They have already paid a significant deposit to do a moon mission. Like the Apollo astronauts before them, these individuals will travel into space carrying the hopes and dreams of all humankind, driven by the universal human spirit of exploration. We expect to conduct health and fitness tests, as well as begin initial training later this year. Other flight teams have also expressed strong interest and we expect more to follow. Additional information will be released about the flight teams, contingent upon their approval and confirmation of the health and fitness test results.

    “Most importantly, we would like to thank NASA, without whom this would not be possible. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, which provided most of the funding for Dragon 2 development, is a key enabler for this mission. In addition, this will make use of the Falcon Heavy rocket, which was developed with internal SpaceX funding. Falcon Heavy is due to launch its first test flight this summer and, once successful, will be the most powerful vehicle to reach orbit after the Saturn V moon rocket. At 5 million pounds of liftoff thrust, Falcon Heavy is two-thirds the thrust of Saturn V and more than double the thrust of the next largest launch vehicle currently flying.”

    http://www.spacex.com/news/2017/02/2...moon-next-year

    This Spacex program to send private customers to the moon has NASA’s endorsement. This makes me curious, if not suspicious. If a private company can afford to send people to the moon, i am guessing for under a hundred million dollars, then why isnt/hasnt nasa (been) sending more people? Why hasnt Russia? Also, what of the artifacts found on the moon, the moon structures? Isnt the moon worth further exploration, is there not mining potential, is there not solar energy potential?

    These questions would likely be answered by nasa that the moon is not worthy of any of these from a government expenditure point of view. This does not seem plausible to me. How is exploring an asteroid have more potential scientific value than further exploring a planetoid so near home?

    The true answers to these questions are likely stranger than fiction. Whistleblowers (Henry Deacon included) have indicated there is an earth human base(s) on the moon. Some say the moon is hollow. Some say we’ve been warned off by the ETs. Also, from other sources there are witnesses who have seen photos of structures on the far side of the moon:

    Sgt Karl Wolfe, Secret Structures on the Moon:



    I would venture a guess that nasa is only encouraging this as a way of acclimatizing the public to ventures deeper into space. The commercial backers of nasa from the deep state likely want to start publicly acknowledged mining operations on the moon, mars and the asteroid belt. I believe the US congress has already passed legislation that makes commercial ventures out in space tax exempt (even though it was government expenditures which have made these endeavours possible). So it could be extremely profitable to conduct business in space.

    It is already acknowledged in the ‘white world’ academia that visibility cloaking is feasible. We also know that the blackops tech is decades ahead of the whiteworld. Therefore, it is easy to conclude that the secret space program has cloaked its bases on the moon, as well as any artifacts and/or structures they dont want us to see.

    We should welcome the further exploration of the moon. Perhaps at some point some unexpected consequence will shake loose during this expanded public presence there that will expose what’s really going on. We can only hope so.

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    Default Re: SpaceX to send private spacecraft to the moon next year

    The number of fingers in the pie for governmental or NASA development was so off the scale, that the entire process was brutally inefficient, in time, money, and effort.

    To the tune of over 10X what it cost Elon Musk to reach the same level of technology required to get the job done. When we add in new materials and new methods, the differences in costing, as a comparison - can easily be seen.

    After those given private astronauts get back, both the rocket and the capsule will eventually be flight ready again. When you add in the re-usability of the SpaceX hardware, that alone makes for a cost savings of over 10x. Never mind the rest.

    Musk is talking an eventual 50x-100x cheaper per pound of LEO and moon-mars cargo costs. One short look at informing one's self of 'now vs then' costs, makes it clear that he's not exaggerating.



    As an additional note..if there is ever going to be disclosure, this would count toward forcing it.

    Or they can try to deflect, discredit (launch failures, explosions, etc) or destroy musk.
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