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Re:Chang'e 6 lunar sample return mission returns with sample... by pc86 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @02:14PM (#40791673)
No, but can we bring realism into it? The explorers may be exploring for the sake of it, but the people paying for it definitely aren't. Many - perhaps even most - of the people at NASA would have probably done the job for free if they were able, but the people allocating NASA's budget in the 50s and 60s were doing so for geopolitical reasons first and foremost.
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Re:Chang'e 6 lunar sample return mission returns with sample... by darkwater on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @04:22PM (#40793152)
So if it's "us" it's good, and if it's "them", it's bad?
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Re:Chang'e 6 lunar sample return mission returns with sample... by Dalewyn on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:54PM (#40795369)
At the end of the day? Yes. No, the world ain't fair.

Whoever makes a permanent presence on the Moon first gets to decide what everyone else can do there.

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Re:Chang'e 6 lunar sample return mission returns with sample... by pc86 on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @08:25AM (#40799170)
Feel free to quote from my comment where I said anything that could be construed that way.
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Re:Chang'e 6 lunar sample return mission returns with sample... by hifromwork on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @05:45PM (#40794026)
Personally I don't care much who sponsors scientific missions. I wish we would all collectively spent more on science. If China is going to help science, I'm happy to cheer for them.
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