QuoteAfricans must go to the moon
02/05/2009 22:34 - (SA)
Entebbe, Uganda - Africans must travel to the moon to investigate what developed nations have been doing in outer space, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday.
"The Americans have gone to the moon. And the Russians. The Chinese and Indians will go there soon. Africans are the only ones who are stuck here," Museveni said, addressing a meeting of the Uganda Law Society in Entebbe.
"We must also go there and say: 'What are you people doing up here?'."
Museveni urged the assembly of Uganda's top lawyers to support East African integration, arguing that one of the region's goals should be to develop a space programme.
"Uganda alone cannot go to the moon. We are too small. But East Africa united can. That is what East African integration is all about," he said. "Then we can say to the Americans: 'What are you doing here all alone?'."
Museveni has vocally campaigned for a common East African economic and political zone.
Negotiations to establish a tariff free trade zone including Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda have been ongoing for months.
Museveni on Saturday also called for enhanced political integration among the East African nations, suggesting the region would be strengthened by becoming one country.
- AFP
:lol:
:XD:
Good old Africa.
I'm looking like a crazy. I can't stop laughing.
:tinfoil:
OTOH, if it's an incentive for them to get their shit together, more power to them.
"This is boring. How do we get back?"
Quote from: garbon on May 05, 2009, 12:43:21 PM
I'm looking like a crazy. I can't stop laughing.
Race traitor.
Oh deer...
The headline made me laugh. Reading it just makes me feel sorry for Ugandans...
:lmfao: :lmfao:
Maybe they can pick up where NASSA left off.
http://www.planetvids.com/cool-videos/115/nassa/ in case there's still someone who hasn't seen it.
Quote from: derspiess on May 05, 2009, 12:52:28 PM
:lmfao: :lmfao:
Maybe they can pick up where NASSA left off.
http://www.planetvids.com/cool-videos/115/nassa/ in case there's still someone who hasn't seen it.
Was just waiting for someone to post that old classic... :thumbsup:
It doesn't sound that much more insane than others who are in favor of manned space travel.
Some Chinese leader was talking about getting the "resources" on the moon to try to justify their own space program IIRC. All that profiteable moon mining.
Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 01:17:22 PM
It doesn't sound that much more insane than others who are in favor of manned space travel.
Some Chinese leader was talking about getting the "resources" on the moon to try to justify their own space program IIRC. All that profiteable moon mining.
They will monopolize cheese. :cry:
Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 01:17:22 PM
It doesn't sound that much more insane than others who are in favor of manned space travel.
Some Chinese leader was talking about getting the "resources" on the moon to try to justify their own space program IIRC. All that profiteable moon mining.
Give it to valmy to support the idea that we are chillin in our moon bases.
Quote from: garbon on May 05, 2009, 01:21:22 PM
Give it to valmy to support the idea that we are chillin in our moon bases.
Git off my moon lawn!
Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 01:24:19 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 05, 2009, 01:21:22 PM
Give it to valmy to support the idea that we are chillin in our moon bases.
Git off my moon lawn!
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fchattamom.chattablogs.com%2Farchives%2FMoon%2520Landing.jpg&hash=212c5db78c1c8dc09678825695d95937b776310c)
Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 01:24:19 PM
Git off my moon lawn!
While MB might be gone...you are not a suitable replacement.
Space is closed to their kind.
Quote from: Neil on May 05, 2009, 01:32:36 PM
Space is closed to their kind.
Well we have had African-American astronauts.
Quote from: garbon on May 05, 2009, 01:29:19 PM
While MB might be gone...you are not a suitable replacement.
That was more of a tribute piece -_-
What the fuck did he mean, 'You people?' ? :mad:
Quote from: garbon on May 05, 2009, 01:37:42 PM
Quote from: Neil on May 05, 2009, 01:32:36 PM
Space is closed to their kind.
Well we have had African-American astronauts.
Third Worlders, you imbecile. Blacks who live in countries with white or Japanese civilization are more than welcome to enjoy space.
Quote from: Alcibiades on May 05, 2009, 01:47:44 PM
What the fuck did he mean, 'You people?' ? :mad:
White people.
Quote from: Neil on May 05, 2009, 01:49:01 PM
Third Worlders, you imbecile. Blacks who live in countries with white or Japanese civilization are more than welcome to enjoy space.
All a third "worlder" needs to do to change that is show up in a first world country. As siegy shows, that doesn't obscure your origins.
Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 01:17:22 PM
It doesn't sound that much more insane than others who are in favor of manned space travel.
Some Chinese leader was talking about getting the "resources" on the moon to try to justify their own space program IIRC. All that profiteable moon mining.
The Chinese actually have sent people in to space, have an education system that is churning out hundreds of thousands of engineers and scientists per year, and loads of heavy industry. Regardless what some party flunky may say about mining moon cheese, China will be a force to be reckoned with in space.
Quote from: garbon on May 05, 2009, 01:50:56 PM
Quote from: Neil on May 05, 2009, 01:49:01 PM
Third Worlders, you imbecile. Blacks who live in countries with white or Japanese civilization are more than welcome to enjoy space.
All a third "worlder" needs to do to change that is show up in a first world country. As siegy shows, that doesn't obscure your origins.
They would also need to be world-class at something, in order to get into space.
Because Third Worlders are inferior to First Worlders, that is something that is impossible for them.
I hate space.
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on May 05, 2009, 02:07:09 PM
Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 01:17:22 PM
It doesn't sound that much more insane than others who are in favor of manned space travel.
Some Chinese leader was talking about getting the "resources" on the moon to try to justify their own space program IIRC. All that profiteable moon mining.
The Chinese actually have sent people in to space, have an education system that is churning out hundreds of thousands of engineers and scientists per year, and loads of heavy industry. Regardless what some party flunky may say about mining moon cheese, China will be a force to be reckoned with in space.
Unfortunately, the Chinese culture will hold them back.
"There's a problem with the rocket."
"Just rub some tiger penis on it and it'll be alright."
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on May 05, 2009, 02:07:09 PM
The Chinese actually have sent people in to space, have an education system that is churning out hundreds of thousands of engineers and scientists per year, and loads of heavy industry. Regardless what some party flunky may say about mining moon cheese, China will be a force to be reckoned with in space.
A force to do what exactly? Colonize the moons of Jupiter?
Quote from: Neil on May 05, 2009, 02:14:05 PM
Unfortunately, the Chinese culture will hold them back.
"There's a problem with the rocket."
"Just rub some tiger penis on it and it'll be alright."
:lmfao:
Can't fault them for being ambitious.
Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 02:14:37 PM
A force to do what exactly? Colonize the moons of Jupiter?
:rolleyes:
The mirror Earth on the other side of the sun.
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on May 05, 2009, 02:07:09 PM
The Chinese actually have sent people in to space, have an education system that is churning out hundreds of thousands of engineers and scientists per year, and loads of heavy industry. Regardless what some party flunky may say about mining moon cheese, China will be a force to be reckoned with in space.
:lol: Boy won't they be disapointed when they get up there.
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on May 05, 2009, 02:22:05 PM
Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 02:14:37 PM
A force to do what exactly? Colonize the moons of Jupiter?
:rolleyes:
The mirror Earth on the other side of the sun.
God that movie sucked.
If it's a
mirror earth - WHY DIDN'T THE SPACE SHIPS OR PLANETS COLLIDE????
Quote from: Razgovory on May 05, 2009, 02:20:59 PM
Can't fault them for being ambitious.
Perhaps they could feed their own populations first.
Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 01:17:22 PM
It doesn't sound that much more insane than others who are in favor of manned space travel.
Some Chinese leader was talking about getting the "resources" on the moon to try to justify their own space program IIRC. All that profiteable moon mining.
If we develop fusion, He3 would be a very valuable resource we could mine on the Moon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium-3
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 05, 2009, 02:35:54 PM
If we develop fusion, He3 would be a very valuable resource we could mine on the Moon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium-3
Well according to Mass Effect that is exactly what we will eventually do on the Moon. I just do not think we should invest tons of money to secure resources for technologies that exist only in Science Fiction.
Mining gases?
Interesting new approach. I will bring my pickaxe right away.
Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 02:37:31 PM
Well according to Mass Effect that is exactly what we will eventually do on the Moon. I just do not think we should invest tons of money to secure resources for technologies that exist only in Science Fiction.
Go big or go home.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on May 05, 2009, 02:35:54 PM
Quote from: Valmy on May 05, 2009, 01:17:22 PM
It doesn't sound that much more insane than others who are in favor of manned space travel.
Some Chinese leader was talking about getting the "resources" on the moon to try to justify their own space program IIRC. All that profiteable moon mining.
If we develop fusion, He3 would be a very valuable resource we could mine on the Moon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium-3
Unfortunately, we'll never develop fusion on the kind of scale that would make lunar mining worthwhile, if at all.
I would be cheaper to conquer africa...