People excited for successful launching of Shenzhou-6

This troll isent going to be enjoing replyes to his own BS...

Vince for god sake, get a life!!:nono: :nono:

China's 120 ton LOX/kerosene rocket engine for New Generation Launch Vehicles was successfully tested on Oct. 30, 2005.

China's 50 ton LOX/LH rocket engine for New Generation Launch Vehicles was successfully tested on Jan. 15, 2006.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't a space station essential if you are going to the moon, even only for a walk in the future? The Saturn rockets are a thing of the past and a space station is absolutley quintessential if you are to place a base on the moon.

The closure of NASA's manned space flight program for 3 years (?) doomed ISS. But, if you add tanks and a couple of hundred tonnes of rocket fuel to ISS it could be the first refueling station in space.

it does make sense to have a spacestation as a jump point for the moon, then have moon as a base to mars... but having a moon base and also a space station means two bases to maintain. twice the amount of supplies need to be delivered, and shipping and handling costs are pretty expensive for these guys.

Also for the rocket or space shuttle to get to the space station they need fuel, then move onto moon, they will need more fuel. but if they go directly to the moon, they can use some of the velocity they picked up escaping earth and might save fuel and time.

i know you are probably thinking having shuttle service only from moon to ISS or something. but the problem is that ISS or any other space station can't support the moon's supplies since the ISS can't hold much supplies itself. and if going to be used for such a role will need huge investments and upgrades that no country building the ISS is willing to support right now.