Breaking News: Radio Shack Plans a lunar mission for 2003. As Dave Barry says, I am not making this up!

06/15/2000 By Victor Godinez / The Dallas Morning News

Fort Worth-based RadioShack Corp. said today that it is partnering with a small Virginia-based space exploration start-up to put a robotic rover on the moon in 2003 sporting the RadioShack logo.

The full story: RadioShack plans lunar mission

I wondered what private eneterprises would be first to capitalize on the high interest in space exploration and the ability of the Interenet to provide the public an "inside" view of mission data and photographs, video, etc. (Nasa, JPL, etc. have done well with this).

Looks like its gonna be Radio Shack.

Come in Earth, come in, RS Rover 1 here....

I will keep you informed of this breaking news event.

-- FactFinder (FactFinder@bzn.com), June 16, 2000

Answers

Here's the link to LunaCorp. This is a serious venture folks. To infinity and beyond! http://www.lunacorp.com/home. html

-- FactFinder (FactFinder@bzn.com), June 16, 2000.

Reuters article with information on RS mission and other space ventures: RadioShack to Co-Sponsor Moon Mission

-- FactFinder (FactFinder@bzn.com), June 16, 2000.

I can already picture the day when we look up at the moon and see a glowing Nike Swoosh. The moon as one giant advertising billboard, what a concept.

-- kritter (kritter@adelphia.net), June 16, 2000.

Where's my battery of the month card?

-- Major Thom (can y@hear.me), June 17, 2000.

Mr. McDonald said,

"I personally would love to do something in the realm of live advertising from outer space or the moon."

What a nutcase. If he had the chance to go to the moon the first thing he'd want to do is use it as a venue to sell gizmos? I know that company loyalty is a good thing, but dang, get a dream.

Frank

-- Someone (ChimingIn@twocents.cam), June 17, 2000.

I have these images of astronauts eventually wearing space suits looking like what NASCAR drivers wear and the moon buggy having decals all over it.

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), June 17, 2000.