Google in Gagarin's footsteps? New face of space race

April 12, 2011 will mark 50 years since Yuri Gagarin broke through the Earth's atmosphere to become the first man in space. Within a decade, man had been to the moon. But did the space race die with the Cold War Technology Update finds a rebirth in science and engineering that's reaching for the stars. New space centers are opening with new launchers to fit. Mars' moon Phobos could in fact be a captured asteroid. Private companies have orbital ambitions for former Soviet hardware. Neutron beam detectors might help us find water ice in the lunar shadows. Russian engines shoot the rockets of their former American rivals into space. And Google wants to pay somebody $25 million to put its flag on the moon. In the words of Yuri Gagarin -- Poekhali! (Liftoff!) -- on Technology Update.

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[BarEnFaroth]

A google flag on the moon is such a shitty thought...

The fukin moon commercialized?!

Great...

[ElDuorPaso]

@PSNRogueZombie

The US actually had the option of planting the UN flag on the moon, to represent the world. But the US flag was intentionally chosen, as a political maneuver... Because what was going on in the world then? The cold war: what better way to beat the Russians.

But at least something good came out of the Cold War. We never would have had the current knowledge that we do of the Cosmos, if there was no competition between the two.

[TheArceus12345]

I thought Russia hated companies?

[Ctnechy]

Good

[SAMsite5000]

I hate putin I can't wait till he dies... When Putin dies USA and Russia will become so much closer.... Can't wait till that day:)

[MrAubery]

google flag on the moon

well I guess a robot could do it but I'm sure a human will not

[MrAubery]

google flag on the moon, that'll never happen

[RangaScopesHD]

In Soviet Russia, rockets launch planets.

[SGTRandyB]

@Terminus14 Actually, I think people like you are the degenerative side of thinking. We should question everything, and questioning the moon landing came about long before YouTube. NASA's own footage shows they "at least" lied about certain aspects of the landing. People openly questioning current information, is exactly how we learn buddy and you need to relax and let that happen. They will find something provable, or they won't, relax.

[Terminus14]

Oh yay! Moronic YouTubers who think the moon landing was faked. Shut up you idiotic conspiracy theorists. Why don't you...actually, never mind. I was going to go on a rant on how stupid you are and then proceed to prove to you that we did land on the moon with a mass of scientific data and simple logic. But instead, I'll just mock you with this instead because I don't believe degenerates like yourselves deserve such an explanation. Please help keep the world untainted of your idiocy and don't h

[o0liam0o21]

@AfroGangsta10 you mean they couldnt of made a replica of plaster in the 60s but they could make space rockets? Wow. Such shity quality camras then you wouldnt be able to tell.Dude no air in space right? So no wind, even from rockets, right?

So how comes the flag was blowin in the breeze? Or why wasnt there a fukin huge dust cloud when he was jumping around.

[RainbowDefender]

Everything Russian is best, lol the Russians projecting that image help the USSR break apart!. It is nice to see RT reporting on something Russian for a change though. Progress at least!