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The reason for going to the Moon is that it's close to impossible to launch a manned expedition to any other planet directly from earth. Hope this explanation i
by bitcharmer 4y ago
The reason for going to the Moon is that it's close to impossible to launch a manned expedition to any other planet directly from earth. Hope this explanation is not too hand wavy.
- Shared404 4y agoOn top of that, have people forgotten all the scientific progress that the first moon shot ignited? It stands to reason that the the next step (a semi-permanent moon base, progress towards being able to launch more stuff into deeper space) will provide similar benefits.
- panick21_ 4y agoMost people are not against going to the moon. What they are against is giving untold billions to old Shuttle contractors to fly a overpriced single use rocket. We will not get advanced technology from a moon program unless the moon program FINANCES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. This moon program is the opposite, it tries to keep old technology alive. If you want a moon program that finances advanced technology, what you should do is build large reusable rockets that deliver small modular nuclear reactors to the moon. And also some drone/robots that build habitats autonomously. That would actually be providing technology benefits on earth.