Эта версия уже давно известная. Впервые я прочёл её гдето в 70-х годах в журналах, если не ошибаюсь, "Наука и жизнь" или "Знание - сила".
Что касается расчётов автора то я думаю что они не совсем верны.
Japan Heads For The moon
Japan Heads For The moon
Selene Lunar Mission Launched, JAXA
“Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Lunar Orbit Explorer “KAGUYA” (SELENE) by the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.
Clearing the Air on ARC Airfield Use
Clearing the Air on ARC Airfield Use
NASA ARC Internal Memo; Aircraft Use at NASA Ames Moffett Airfield
“You may have seen stories recently in the news media regarding agreements between NASA Ames and the principals of Google to operate aircraft out of Moffett field.
NASA’s Need to Explain Itself
NASA’s Need to Explain Itself
NASA budget facing squeeze, Huntsville Times
“There are a lot of people that just don’t understand what NASA does, and those people pay taxes,” said McDaniel, who accompanied Gordon and Cramer at Marshall.
Light News Coverage
Light News Coverage
Editor’s note: Sorry for the light news coverage today. I got a last minute chance to fly aboard a NorthropGrumman/Zero G weightless flight with a plane full of teachers.