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I'll argue the other side of the "because its worth doing" argument: 10 billion dollars just isn't that much money. It's very roughly one Amazon Seattle campus

by xxpor 6y ago

I'll argue the other side of the "because its worth doing" argument: 10 billion dollars just isn't that much money. It's very roughly one Amazon Seattle campus or half of the cost of the 2nd Ave subway in Manhattan. People are lending us money for basically free, might as well spend it on fun stuff rather than blowing people up.

valuearb 6y ago
$10B is enough to send over 100 astronauts to Mars for multi year stays. I’m guessing the science they produce will be much more actionable in the short run, and the reusable, orbital refuelable space ship used to transport them to Mars will also cut the cost of launching space telescopes by ten times.