"And here's where we'll build the swimming pool!"

Once upon a time, Russia and the United States were bitter enemies in pretty much all aspects of life.  From sports to space exploration, the US and the USSR were neck-and-neck in their fight against one another, but not anymore.  With the fall of the Iron Curtain and the democratization of Russia, two former enemies are fast becoming allies.  The Russian Federal Space Agency, NASA, and the European Space Agency are actively working to team up to start either a manned lunar colony or a lunar space station to facilitate exploration of our closest galactic neighbor.

“We don’t want the man to just step on the Moon,” agency chief Vladimir Popovkin said in an interview with Vesti FM radio station. “Today, we know enough about it.  We know that there is water in its polar areas.  We are now discussing how to begin exploration with NASA and the European Space Agency.”

It has been 40 years since man last set foot on the surface of the moon.  In 197s, Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent 3 days on the moon, but since then NASA has had other priorities.  Not anymore, if Russia gets her way.  Then again, if the US won’t help, maybe Japan will.  After all, they already have a Domino’s Pizza willing to delivery to the moon, so now’s the time to tap into that enthusiasm and get some funding help.

Tags: moon, lunar colony, lunar exploration, Vladimir Popovkin, Vesti FM, Russian Federal Space Agency, NASA, European Space Agency, ESA, National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration, Russia and NASA plan lunar colony, manned lunar colony, lunar space station, Russia plans moon colony, man to live on the moon

I’ve never had a problem eating food from a gas station.  Just two weeks ago, I ate a couple of hot dogs purchased from a gas station.  They were delicious.  That’s not the first time I’ve eaten gas station food, and I doubt it will be the last.  There’s nothing like a fun food novelty. […]

Commissioner Roger Goodell gathered 32 NFL owners for one big question.  One of the league’s most wanderlust-stricken franchises is looking to move again.  The Oakland-Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders, tired of gutting it out in a run-down stadium, were once again looking for greener pastures.  Only the Miami Dolphins refused to cooperate.  With a vote of 31-1, […]

In 2006, an injury to Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe opened the door for an undrafted free agent by the name of Tony Romo to take the helm of America’s Team and lead the Dallas Cowboys to an early playoff exit.  Bledsoe went from starter to afterthought in a season.  Now, the circle continues […]

For 89 years, Oscars has never had a major mistake.  The last few Oscars might have had a few flubs, but at least they never got the most important category of the night wrong.  Well, that’s now changed, all thanks to OG Bonnie and Clyde legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.  When Faye Dunaway called […]

Tom Brady has been wildly successful, if controversial.  He’s the first quarterback ever to win five Super Bowls and only the second player to do so after Charles Haley.  Unlike Haley, Brady won all his Super Bowls with the same team, the New England Patriots.  The only thing that seems to be able to stop […]

Ben Affleck, no matter what you might think of him, is a talented actor and director.  He’s got the goods, but he’s smart enough to know when he’s in over his head.  All along, since he took on the mantle of Batman, he’s had his eyes on writing, directing, and starring as the Caped Crusader. […]

In May, students for the for-profit American College of Education were running into some problems.  Their access to email accounts and course information was locked down by Google, who had disabled their accounts.  The reason why?  A fired IT worker for the American College of Education locked the school out of their Google cloud account. […]