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>and the only reason we're doing it is to avoid losing face to the communist Totally unlike the first time.
by torben-friis 1y ago
>and the only reason we're doing it is to avoid losing face to the communist
Totally unlike the first time.
- mikkupikku 1y agoUnlike the first time, it isn't new and isn't a technological flex. The payoff from the first time was marginal, measured mainly in the children it inspired to pursue STEM. This time, does anybody even care?
- torben-friis 1y agoI know, not disagreeing! You just left the ball bouncing and I couldn’t help writing the comment.
- busssard 1y agoi mean maintinaing a Base on the moon is definitely a technological flex. getting there not as much. Still challenging. Is it worth the risk and money? not sure, depends what our plan with this is. As a way to launch moon manufactured space probes? maybe.
- mikkupikku 1y agoMaintaining a base in the Moon absolutely isn't going to happen. SLS is such a pig NASA can't even afford another test with Orion.
- busssard 1y agoi mean it surely will not happen with SLS, but maintinaing a moonbase WOULD be the technological feat