I’ll be sure to grab my fainting couch when it happens.
ToeSniffer245 on
Huge missed opportunity if they don’t name it Jamestown
XI_Vanquish_IX on
Or as the rich will call it, “Plan B”
Kid_A_Kid on
I love how nasa is able to build a moon base for 20 billion but 20 billion to the dept of war is like a couple fighter jets and some missiles
theheadofkhartoum627 on
Probably want to terraform it first..
lincruste on
I think they forgot a zero in that budget.
DaySecure7642 on
The real 51th state of the United States. The moon is like the space version of Hawaii.
Moosyfate17 on
Hey, you guys have Healthcare yet?
SuspiciousCantelope on
That costs like 20 days worth of the Iran war!
TheGreatPiata on
China has also planned a moon base at the South Pole, albeit with a less aggressive timeline.
I guess we have another space race?
Lets hope America will actually fund it.
Shakeamutt on
With a base on the moon, I hope that encourages less satellite congestion in orbit.
stevenriley1 on
And since we’ve never built a moon base, that will be a built-in excuse for why it cost 20 trillion instead of 20 billion.
whoisnotinmykitchen on
Cheap! That’s like Trump attacking Iran for a couple of weeks cheap!
Rackemup on
It’s $20 billion over seven years.
So it’s $20B to slowly spend on feasibility studies and design plans.
gofl-zimbard-37 on
Is there any serious scientific or other value in this? Or is it being politically driven. What is it that they hope to achieve long term? I’m not throwing shade here, just curious. It seems like remote exploration gives much more bang for the buck.
Glittering_Cell_3066 on
They selling tickets yet? Can we move off this fucking shithole now? Wait…are they bringing ICE? Not the cold kind? That’s a deal breaker.
Ozatopcascades on
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
(So are the anonymous offshore accounts of the no-bid contracts.)
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I’ll be sure to grab my fainting couch when it happens.
Huge missed opportunity if they don’t name it Jamestown
Or as the rich will call it, “Plan B”
I love how nasa is able to build a moon base for 20 billion but 20 billion to the dept of war is like a couple fighter jets and some missiles
Probably want to terraform it first..
I think they forgot a zero in that budget.
The real 51th state of the United States. The moon is like the space version of Hawaii.
Hey, you guys have Healthcare yet?
That costs like 20 days worth of the Iran war!
China has also planned a moon base at the South Pole, albeit with a less aggressive timeline.
I guess we have another space race?
Lets hope America will actually fund it.
With a base on the moon, I hope that encourages less satellite congestion in orbit.
And since we’ve never built a moon base, that will be a built-in excuse for why it cost 20 trillion instead of 20 billion.
Cheap! That’s like Trump attacking Iran for a couple of weeks cheap!
It’s $20 billion over seven years.
So it’s $20B to slowly spend on feasibility studies and design plans.
Is there any serious scientific or other value in this? Or is it being politically driven. What is it that they hope to achieve long term? I’m not throwing shade here, just curious. It seems like remote exploration gives much more bang for the buck.
They selling tickets yet? Can we move off this fucking shithole now? Wait…are they bringing ICE? Not the cold kind? That’s a deal breaker.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
(So are the anonymous offshore accounts of the no-bid contracts.)