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A fully functioning rover on the moon would be worth significantly more than on earth, no?
by woleium 2y ago
A fully functioning rover on the moon would be worth significantly more than on earth, no?
- freedomben 2y agoYes, but only if it also comes with all the communication equipment. If it's fully functional, but you can't talk to it, probably not worth anything.
- iambateman 2y agoI think the collectible value of “only rover on the moon” would be extraordinary regardless of functionality.
- wongarsu 2y agoIt would be the ninth. The honor of the first lunar rover goes to the Soviets. And in recent times China, India and Japan have all successfully deployed rovers on the moon. If it had been launched fast enough it could have become the first American (self-driving) rover on the moon. And still among the first ten rovers. That would be worth something to some collector
- trothamel 2y agoIn 1993, the price of a non-functional lunar rover was $68,500. That's how much Richard Garriott (son of astronaut Owen Garriott, creator of the Ultima game series, and after that, private astronaut that spent 12 days at the ISS) spent to purchase the rights to Lunokhod 2 and the Luna 21 lander.
- hshshshsvsv 2y agoI want to know what kind of mental models you used to arrive at that conclusion. Curious.
- rdlw 2y agoPersonally I would want the purchase to make a tangible difference to my life. If I can't control, communicate with, or see my purchase, that's functionally equivalent to me not owning it
- ithkuil 2y agoYou may own some stock and I guess you can't do much with it other than selling it later
- column 2y agoStocks are ownership in a company, they provide you info disclosed to shareholders, possibly voting rights, and dividends. It's not like the rover provides a passive income.
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- ithkuil 2y agonot all stock pay out dividends. owning a passive lunar rover will surely give you some publicity and access to something (you can brag about it in some venues). People have successfully monetized more stupid things. I'm not saying _I_ would know how to get returns from that investment but I'm sure there are some people who would.
- mystified5016 2y agoI have a bridge to sell you in Holland