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Re:NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission by imoverclocked on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @05:22PM (#45661898)
This is a vastly oversimplified take; Mars will be a monumental effort, far beyond what it takes to get to/from the moon.
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Re:NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission by postingawayonhn on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @11:58PM (#45664761)
You'll need to launch more mass to get there but the technology isn't really any more complicated. It's also a more hospitable environment (reasonable gravity, day/night cycle, some atmosphere, water, etc.)
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Re:NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission by wkat4242 on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @11:47AM (#45670940)
You'll need to sustain the astronauts for much longer and they'll be subject to a lot more radiation. That's not exactly easy.
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Re:NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission by ramblenode on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @03:02PM (#45673646)
It's a significant feat to even get a robot safely to Mars. We've never gotten one back to earth. I think you are underestimating the complexity.
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