The key question: Is this all high-minded political talk from people who will be gone when Mandarin becomes the lingua franca on the Moon?
Fucking nailed it right there. You can’t bully or bluster your way to the moon. It takes a willingness to continue projects over decades and that hasn’t existed at NASA for a long time. By the time China has established a presence at Shakelton, it will be too late for a wake up call. China is investing in science while we’re telling ours to leave for opportunities elsewhere. We’re burying the future and half the country is applauding it.
This is INSANE! We’re DEFUNDING NASA! That means we should go to the Moon FASTER!
This administration is basically the reason China is going to become the global superpower. That and the dumb fucking magats that got them in office. It’s kind of beautiful with the irony.
Wait, I thought we were done with the moon and aiming for Mars. Why would we care if another country “beats” us to the place we first went to 56 years ago?
Maybe we should look more at how China is going to start beating us on earth science research due to defunding NASA’s earth science mandate?
Surely denial is going to help them get there faster.
