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You seriously think the main reason to have a lunar program is bread and circuses? The ESA launched a lunar probe in 2006 but haven't since. I guess they only n
by ThisIsMyAltAcct 3y ago
You seriously think the main reason to have a lunar program is bread and circuses? The ESA launched a lunar probe in 2006 but haven't since. I guess they only needed the distraction that one time? I guess each of the 22 ESA members needed a little "consent of the governed" boost?
- cjbgkagh 3y agoI do, the main reason yes. The ESA membership diffuses the distraction amongst the members to the point that it doesn't fulfil the same purpose.
- ThisIsMyAltAcct 3y agoWell, you're just flat wrong. These programs are meant to develop a country's domestic tech and spaceflight capabilities, test new technology, look for potential resources on the moon, perform science experiments, etc. Increasing national standing may be an objective but it's not the main one because there are cheaper and more effective ways to make circuses than launching a lunar lander. I bet more people know about the relationship Travis Kelce and Taylor swift than are even aware that the US has a lander on the moon. The headlines about it will be gone by Monday unless it explodes or something.
- cjbgkagh 3y agoNone of those need the Moon except for 'potential resources' and maybe some science. And the 'potential resources' is pharisaical. The US has already done the Moon thing, I guess the current Moon plan is to act as a stepping stone for Mars but honestly I don't see the point of going to Mars either. Humanity would be hard pressed to destroy the Earth to such a point that it would be more inhospitable than Mars already is.