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[–] zemo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] zemo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Space. The final frontier.

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

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

we dont have healthcare and homelessness still exsists?

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Neither of those things has anything to do with this. You can eliminate the NASA budget and you still won't have healthcare lol. You have to actually fight for that.

[–] DetectiveNo64@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's a Canadian on board, we have healthcare.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

It’s also full of parts from the ESA. This is a human achievement, not a national one.

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 2 months ago

sounds expansionist