Comment on US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon - This decade

the_q@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not because it is easy, but because it is hard

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  • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There are lots of difficulty things that actually benefit the people of this planet that can be improved upon. Let’s focus on something like climate change instead.

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    • Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Space programs are notorious for not developing whole slews of useful technologies that provide benefits in other sectors. Nope, nothing developed by or for NASA will find unexpected uses anywhere other than space exploration. No sirree.

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      • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Name some and we’ll talk about how it benefits the rich.

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    • GeneralVincent@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Or both because we can do both

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• uid0gid0@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We chose to land an International Astronaut on the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

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  • chiliedogg@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My favorite part of the speech is the reference to Rice playing Texas.

    Since the beginning of the Apollo program, more people have traveled to the moon than Rice football players who started a winning game against Texas.

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  • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh brother…

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• You999@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Because landing on the moon is an excellent test bed for future scientific and commercial endeavors. But why an international person? Space travel requires support from the international community and an easy way to drum up support without being billed for it is to offer a spot on the mission and all of the prestige that comes with it.

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  • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This planet is on fire. Going to the moon right now makes no sense. Solve the world’s problems first before you set out to create the same problems somewhere else.

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    • Jackthelad@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If the planet was on fire, leaving it would be a good choice.

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      • sir_reginald@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        this is bullshit. terraforming Mars or any other place in the solar system is going to cost orders of magnitudes more than solving earth problems. and no, we’re not even close to interstellar travel

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      • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Not trying to put the fire out? Hmm…

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• EtherWhack@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  International morale

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  • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You think going to the moon will boost morale better then something like fixing corruption or starting ubi or making sure everyone has food and shelter?

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    • galloog1@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Unironically yes, I do believe that. Space exploration is a worthy endeavor in and of itself and takes up a fraction of the budget.

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      • the_q@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I disagree, but that’s fine. Good thing I don’t run the world, eh?

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• BrownianMotion@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I might be cynical, but if the Apollo missions are anything to go by, sacrificing many “international astronauts” in testing to finally get one successfully up there, is better than losing american’s?

  But hey, I’m only watching from “The Dish” over here in Oz.

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• ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Simple. Because the other country will be footing some of the bill.

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