The Moon and the rocket that took us there! (eng)
This article is not related to any conspiracy theory. It is my personal view on the events related to space exploration and how I interpret them. On the 28th of April 2011, our species will celebrate 10 years since the first space tourist blasted off. Dennis Tito paid around $20 mil for a short trip to low earth orbit (LEO) and over the last decade, 6 more followed. As per this article http://www.space.com/11502-space-tourism-moon-mission-space-adventures.html , the company that offered these space flights is now offering a flight around the moon for around $150 mil. The way they want to do it is use two rockets. One that will carry the crew and one that will act as a booster. The two will dock in LEO and distribute the mass of the capsule and of the fuel needed between two launch vehicles this way. Anyone that knows a few things about space exploration knows about the Saturn V. The most powerful machine ever built. It was capable of lifting the whole mass needed for a moon ...