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Losing public support means the end of the space program too. Especially in an election year.
by highwaylights 2y ago
Losing public support means the end of the space program too. Especially in an election year.
- Yeul 2y agoHow many astronauts died in the Apollo era? Nobody wants a Chinese moon base. That's worth a few lives.
- 93po 2y agoI want a chinese moon base
- _cenw 2y agoThree. None in space.
- chasd00 2y agoThe Apolla era was a completely different animal. I don't think cars at seat belts in those days, society was much more accepting of danger. Also, nuclear annihilation was very real and anything required to beat the Soviet Union was on the table. That level of existential crisis and acceptance of danger in the public mind doesn't exist today.
- HarHarVeryFunny 2y agoHuh? First off, the Apollo program was part of the space race - an actual race to show supremacy during the cold war, and even then safety was taken seriously enough that there was the Apollo 10 "dress rehearsal". Cool fact is that the Apollo 10 astronauts were so gung-ho to land that NASA made sure to only provide enough fuel for the lander for them to execute the mission - not enough for an unsanctioned landing! Second, there is no goal, nor way, to prevent China building a moon base, and given NASA's ridiculous Artemis program that's just as well, since American astronauts will probably be eating moon-cooked Chinese takeout by the time they get there.