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I think its still not well described how much commercial activity nasa is planning for on the moon. I think its a little bit abhorrent because now we will have
by kjkjadksj 3y ago
I think its still not well described how much commercial activity nasa is planning for on the moon. I think its a little bit abhorrent because now we will have a precedent to exploit newly explored planets or moons for private profits. Hopefully we won’t be able to see the strip mines from earth.
- engineer_22 3y agoThat gives a whole new meaning to NIMBY. I guess if the strip mines are on the dark side, it would be acceptable?
- kjkjadksj 3y agoNot in my solar system I guess! To me it just seems a bit backwards to what these scientific efforts are supposed to be about. Are we trying to understand more about the universe in a publicly available manner, or are we simply trying to create a revenue stream for private stakeholders? I am continually disappointed how policy writers in recent years seem to hold for profit stakeholders at even parity or even a superior consideration than the public stakeholders when it comes time to make plans on natural resources that really shouldn’t be unilaterally exploited by anyone.
- gorkish 3y agoWorrying about the visibility of activity on the Moon from Earth is about the most indolent form of misapplied thinking I can imagine. Absolute useless waste of effort. Get real.