Lunacy or great leap forward? Thailand’s first moon mission ignites fierce debate

[PETERTHEEATER]

My wife says no Thais will travel to the moon because there are no 7-11 stores there.

[Millcx]

20 hours ago, Liverpoolfan said:

why not go to the sun instead?

I mean like send the whole regime there or something.

would be nice ????

Is there a bar on the moon and is there going to be single pricing with Falangs and Thais ?

[Mike k]

20 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I'll give a month. They'll soon lose interest when they realise it's made of cheese.

Or they can't get sum tom up there 

[DefaultName]

First feed your people.

[Bergfex]

I think that you have other Problems now, take care of your Citizen.....

[Chongalulu]

This seems a retrograde step given I’ve frequently heard ministers talking from the 7th planet.... 

[rioD]

Pure lunacy, a poor undeveloped nation in financial crisis, send something or somebody into space then what ?  The country remains broke and underdeveloped and nobody in the country receives any benefit from the endeavor.  Also truth be told the task will probably fail as the country isn't really full of space scientist, explorers, technologists or scientists.  Thus it will probably end up being nothing but a huge waste of money

[Surasak]

22 hours ago, Liverpoolfan said:

why not go to the sun instead?

I mean like send the whole regime there or something.

would be nice ????

Possible, the could go at night!!!????

[onebir]

23 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The ambitious plan to launch a lunar orbiter within seven years sparked questions about Thailand’s technological capabilities and whether a costly space mission is justified amid the virus-triggered economic crisis.

That really takes the mooncake

[SW Happy]

On 1/7/2021 at 12:13 PM, RichardColeman said:

I think they should concentrate on something more realistic

 

Only room for 1 spaceman???

[SW Happy]

18 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

How exactly will Thai people benefit from this moon trip ? 

Because when they realise they can start selling lumps of it Thais will own 51% and farangs 49%.

[LEZZA]

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[LEZZA]

What planet are these guys on ....you couldn't make this up 

[Lancelot01]

On 1/7/2021 at 11:04 AM, Crossy said:

I vote for Prayut as first Lunar President!!!

 

He should fly ASAP to ensure the Americans/Russians/Chinese/Indians don't get there first.

 

Lunar or Looney?

[berrec]

[Crossy]

A while back (ok 1962) NASA had a plan that would suit Prayut down up to the ground moon.

 

https://www.wired.com/2012/04/one-way-space-man-1962/

 

They even made a movie with a similar idea.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countdown_(1968_film)

 

[Andycoops]

Another big brown envelope scheme.

[BobinBKK]

On 1/8/2021 at 6:54 AM, Destiny1990 said:

How exactly will Thai people benefit from this moon trip ? 

They will be the first to land and walk on the moon of course ????

[PatOngo]

Major Som to ground control, 

Here am I floating in this tin can

Far above the world

Yasothon is blue and there's nothing I can do!

 

Ground control to Major Som

Your circuits dead, there's something wrong

Can you hear me Major Som

CAN YOU HEAR ME MAJOR SOM???

[joloit]

I would immediately approve of this adventure, if the current so-called president of the USA would be the first human in a Thai rocket on this mission and make his supporters pay for it!! Then and only then would I give my approval!! 

[BobinBKK]

On 1/7/2021 at 6:04 PM, Crossy said:

I vote for Prayut as first Lunar President!!!

 

He should fly ASAP to ensure the Americans/Russians/Chinese/Indians don't get there first.

 

 

[Mike k]

7 hours ago, joloit said:

I would immediately approve of this adventure, if the current so-called president of the USA would be the first human in a Thai rocket on this mission and make his supporters pay for it!! Then and only then would I give my approval!! 

It needs to be the president elect and his vp 

[SW Happy]

On 1/9/2021 at 9:38 PM, Mike k said:

It needs to be the president elect and his vp 

One way of course. ????

[Artisi]

On 1/9/2021 at 2:22 PM, PatOngo said:

Major Som to ground control, 

Here am I floating in this tin can

Far above the world

Yasothon is blue and there's nothing I can do!

 

Ground control to Major Som

Your circuits dead, there's something wrong

Can you hear me Major Som

CAN YOU HEAR ME MAJOR SOM???

It's ok,  just brake failure so everything is normal..... 

[TKDfella]

On 1/9/2021 at 2:35 PM, joloit said:

I would immediately approve of this adventure, if the current so-called president of the USA would be the first human in a Thai rocket on this mission and make his supporters pay for it!! Then and only then would I give my approval!! 

 

On 1/9/2021 at 9:38 PM, Mike k said:

It needs to be the president elect and his vp 

Why bring American politics into a Thai discussion? Aren't you getting enough of that on other threads?

[Artisi]

17 minutes ago, TKDfella said:

 

Why bring American politics into a Thai discussion? Aren't you getting enough of that on other threads?

Plus we're not all yanks and might be sick of the political cr#p 24/7.