• NocturnalMorning
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    2 hours ago

    This is the culmination of a lot of hard work, blood, sweat, and tears from a lot of engineers. It is the furthest thing from expansionism.

    Its probably the only decent thing the U.S. is doing right now that I don’t feel bad about.

    • zemo
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      1 hour ago

      What is the reason for needing to go to the moon?

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        1 hour ago

        They’re looping around it, going farther than any humans ever, and scanning the whole thing for mineral deposits and possible base construction sites. The plan is to build a base then shipyard to go out farther from there.

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          1 hour ago

          But why? What is it that we need that isn’t on Earth already?

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            56 minutes ago

            Space. The final frontier.

            We’re floating on a tiny pebble in the infinite ocean of space, why not explore?