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Sure, but just to be sure, you don't seem to be responding to what I said. Elon Musk's venture isn't based on doing science. Again, they're trying to build a co

Sure, but just to be sure, you don't seem to be responding to what I said. Elon Musk's venture isn't based on doing science. Again, they're trying to build a colony for a goal that isn't necessarily scientific, but will have scientific benefits.

jkot 12y ago
I find it fascinating how they want to build colony, but right now we are not even able to drill small hole in there. It is like running startup in three steps: 1) collect underpants 2) ???? 3) profit!!!! You need robots even for colony. Farting into bubbles on LEO will not get you there.
- djloche 12y ago
  The end goal is the sustainable colony. The only way to get there is to have low-cost, routine surface to orbit launches. That is what SpaceX is working on now, that is their current goal. I'm unsure of how you consider what they're doing right now immaterial to their goals.
- lotsofmangos 12y ago
  They are doing it the other way round from the gnomes though. They are starting with profit, are not sure about the middle, but know that if it all works then they are definitely going to have to collect some new underpants.
- seanflyon 12y ago
  > Farting into bubbles on LEO will not get you there. Who thinks it will? Is SpaceX planning on funding LEO bubbles?
- lmm 12y ago
  The previous generation of rovers already drilled some small holes, so I'm not sure quite what you're talking about.