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Re:SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th t... by fluoridation on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @12:23PM (#45041738)
There's never going to be long-term crewed missions to the Moon. It has no scientific value. Even the little exploration we did in the '60s and '70s were a dubious proposition. There's not that much we could do by sending people that we couldn't do by sending robots.
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Re:SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th t... by stetrain on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @01:08PM (#45042268)
If you think there's no value to returning to the moon, building a base, etc. then fine. But you keep moving the goalposts of what you are taking issue with here.
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Re:SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket nails critical 10th t... by fluoridation on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @01:26PM (#45042440)
I didn't move any goalposts.

1. Starship is never going to be usable for a Moon mission.

2. There's little scientific value in Moon missions.

3. There's never going to be long-term missions to the Moon.

I maintain all three simultaneously.

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