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More like the bête noire of the Mars-exploration party. If you're going to the Moon you're not going to Mars.
by Agathos 13y ago
More like the bête noire of the Mars-exploration party. If you're going to the Moon you're not going to Mars.
- logfromblammo 13y agoIf you're going to Mars, you're building infrastructure that can be reused for the 690 days of every 780 day cycle that you're NOT going to Mars. Going other places therefore has a lower marginal cost. Thus if you wanted to go to Mars anyway, throwing in a few Moon missions along with Mars is not as expensive as doing the Moon missions independently. Also, as I already mentioned, it keeps your experts employed and the public engaged.