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Back to the Moon

I must admit more than a little satisfaction to see Artemis II headed to the Moon.
It has been 50 years since humanity retreated from space, and I'm glad that has been reversed.
It may not be one small step for man, but it is a start.
Live Long and Prosper!

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I’m about to go over and see what the deniers think of it, sorry make of it because they don’t think much.
Let’s go BIG !

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Was reading about some of the mars rover work this morning, absolutely inspiring some of NASA's work. 
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

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Cue the conspiracy theorists.  ::)  ::)

There looks to be a bit of a glitch in the termination system that blows the rocket up if it fails rather than letting it fall to Earth and hit someone on the head.
I suspect the falling debris would be just as dangerous but...it may delay the launch.

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Wear your tinfoil hat or Pith helmet to protect against cosmic rays and space debris....
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

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T-3min 48
Looks like all systems are go. :D

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I was feeling so good for just a few minutes, as humanity headed back into space.
Then that idiot Trump opened his mouth again. :( :( The share market dropped like a rock and everything was back to 'normal'.

Please, more space news soon!
Live Long and Prosper!

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Does anyone else see a manned trip to orbit the moon as indulgent?  What are we hoping to achieve out of it?

"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

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Does anyone else see a manned trip to orbit the moon as indulgent?  What are we hoping to achieve out of it?


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Does anyone else see a manned trip to orbit the moon as indulgent?  What are we hoping to achieve out of it?

I'm not sure what the project was greenlit off the back of, but the amount of things we've learned in the past are still finding new ways of benefitting us today.

Science will find 100's if not 1000's of benefits that will help in unimaginable ways.

Most of the time things like this happen it is to confirm previous suspicions or to help understand specific circumstances.

Whether or not is indulgent probably depends on your relationship to science.
Conversely, your relationship to the army and war (or lack of) may lead you to the conclusion that a nations defence is indulgent.

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Does anyone else see a manned trip to orbit the moon as indulgent?  What are we hoping to achieve out of it?

I agree. Priorities are out of whack. There are so many things that need fixing on this planet, that need to be attended to before this.

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It's all a progression
Steps that need to be taken, before the next step.
They'll keep pushing the limits.
It's what we do, it's what we've always done.
 

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A ridiculous amount of the technology and advanced material we take for granted in daily life saw it's genesis in the space programs.

In any case, it looks like it's all turned the sh1zen, an inside joke for those following the mission! ;D

"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

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Quote from: Thryleon – on
Does anyone else see a manned trip to orbit the moon as indulgent?  What are we hoping to achieve out of it?

I'm not sure what the project was greenlit off the back of, but the amount of things we've learned in the past are still finding new ways of benefitting us today.

Science will find 100's if not 1000's of benefits that will help in unimaginable ways.

Most of the time things like this happen it is to confirm previous suspicions or to help understand specific circumstances.

Whether or not is indulgent probably depends on your relationship to science.
Conversely, your relationship to the army and war (or lack of) may lead you to the conclusion that a nations defence is indulgent.

My relationship with science is pretty healthy.  My question is twofold.

1.  What are its goals?

The progression of science i can see space x doing regarding a take of and landing.   Artemis 2 is going up, orbiting the moon and coming back.  We've done that before, sure they might be testing something.  Not sure, I genuinely dont know the goals.

2.  Is it indulgent?  In the current climate maybe.  The fuel to get it up there when the world is staring at shortages.  

Ive had a couple of responses indicating that im not alone in my thought process, and ive not seen a ringing endorsement for it aside from furthering science.  Thats good enough for me to have warranted asking the question.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson