Posted on 08/28/2025 4:39:47 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
We won yesterday's space race. We'll win today's space race against China, and we'll always win tomorrow's space race.
@SpaceX's Starship test flight success moves us one step closer toward achieving that goal.
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Giddy up 😛
Did they forget something up there last time they were there?
Why bother? We’ve been to the moon and you know what’s on it? Nothing!
It’s a big rock with a lot of dust on it.
Space travel should be restricted to robotic missions. Billions... Yes... Billions are being wasted designing ships and equipment that humans either use or occupy. There is no need for such waste. Robots can pretty much do it all and they need no food, no air and take up very little space.
Return ?
I am skeptical of anything the govt claims except “we’re here to help you” and “it’s safe and effective” of course.
Actually, I know what for. To put a woman and a black man on the moon.
It only occupies one of the most strategic positions in the solar system.
There is plenty of metal and energy their, much cheaper to make it on the moon than transport it from earth.
It is only the best gateway to the riches of the solar system.
You sound like a liberal.
You sound like a looney.
It is said that the technological spinoffs from the research necessary back in the 60s more than paid for the cost of the mission.
It will be the same again.
Hey fellas, I have my lines ready for the lunar landing ... one rather awkward step for me, one pretty significant advance for human technology. Whaddya think?
bttt
Why?
This type of US mission prevents Chinese territorial claims on the moon
Don’t forget your land acknowledgement.
Maybe we can actually land a man on the moon.
Why don’t we spend the money to buy Greenland? It’s closer and has oxygen.
Correctamundo.
The test of the autonomous tunneling and habitat building needed for Mars colonization will be field-tested on the lunar surface, possibly as early as 2027.
They are landing where the Sun literally never shines, the Lunar poles. This is because water ice has been detected there. That ice not only helps any permanent base , it also makes for the ultimate gas station. Water can be split into Hydrogen and Oxygen which can then be used as rocket fuel. It is the prime spot from where the rest of the Solar System can be exploited. If America does not get there first China will .
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