Captains log, star date...

Wonder if this is the first time they will have landed on the Moon?

Im a bit skeptical from some documentaries ive seen ....

Without evidence I'm pretty sure that if it had been done before then it would have a drive through 'M' visable from earth by now..

I'm pretty sure that hundreds of computerised flights take place with various levels of success.
Did Tom Hanks really do that? Naw, but at the time in history it was just what the US (or even the world) needed in ways of political and social aspects while trying to get ahead in the Arms race against the Russians and Chinese, it was pure 'One-Upmanship'

Bunch of cynics! Everyone know's Tom Hanks has been to the moon.

I think it's brilliant news! I grew up on Space 1999 with Moonbase Alpha and 2001 Space Odyessy, so our time line is well and truly out!! I should be living on Alpha Centuri by now with Mork and Mindy.

Maybe Blade Runner is a bit more of a realistic time frame (not sure if that's a good thing or not) as it is set in 2019. Plenty of cloning and planet hopping going on.

Total recall is 2084 (face to face video chat) and I'd prefer that it was Arnie on the mars mission, Colin Farrell is good but I'm constantly being mistaken for him in public (very annoying) -

Interestingly both films based on books by Phillip K Dick -
"We can remember it for you wholesale" and "Do androids dream of electric sheep"