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hunter

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20. It's a Hail Mary...

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #18)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 07:14 PM

Mar 24

... keeping the program alive in a comatose state, hoping it will survive until they have the actual resources to get the job done.

Next thing to go will be the NRHO and polar landing, making the Artemis Project a simple repeat of the Apollo Project... assuming it ever does land on the moon.

I have trouble understanding why we are sending humans back to the moon. Anything humans can do in space our machines can do better using fewer resources. I doubt humans will ever have a significant presence in space. We're just too fragile.

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NASA to spend $20 billion on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar station [View all] muriel_volestrangler Mar 24 OP

So presumably all this at this page is now inoperative: muriel_volestrangler Mar 24 #1

Probably RussBLib Mar 24 #12

It's notable that what they said at the start of this month is SpaceX and Blue Origin are in competition muriel_volestrangler Mar 24 #13

While they cut people's food aid Blues Heron Mar 24 #2

Oh, they mean Trump Base bucolic_frolic Mar 24 #3

Exactly what I thought. He wants a permanent lunar base with his f'king name on it. Fla Dem Mar 24 #4

Whitey's on the Moon - Gil Scott-Heron Midnight Writer Mar 24 #5

Why do I keep thinking of this??? sdfernando Mar 24 #6

At this point in time, I don't believe any of this will be built. Javaman Mar 24 #7

We don't need to waste taxpayer money on a moon base. Jacson6 Mar 24 #8

good luck w this part- mopinko Mar 24 #9

The Bored of Peace? Take war to the moon! nt SomewhereInTheMiddle Mar 25 #24

20 billion is 1/10th of an Iran War Supplemental maxsolomon Mar 24 #10

Will somebody please Google 'California High Speed Rail' Mawspam2 Thursday #34

But that benefits California maxsolomon Thursday #35

Soon the Trump Administration will announce they have won the war on the moon without anyone's help. twodogsbarking Mar 24 #11

An orbital moon base was a dumb idea anyway. LudwigPastorius Mar 24 #14

We, the People of the United States of America.... SergeStorms Mar 24 #15

In space, no one can hear you rant DBoon Mar 24 #16

Or hear him....... SergeStorms Mar 25 #31

Such a waste of money. Owl Mar 24 #17

20B? ROFLMAO!! Add another zero onto that and it still might not be enough Bengus81 Mar 24 #18

It'll only be "semi-habitable". That's a major cost saving there. muriel_volestrangler Mar 24 #19

It's a Hail Mary... hunter Mar 24 #20

mining? mopinko Mar 25 #25

We also don't need to spend trillions on a man on Mars BS expidition either. Bengus81 Mar 25 #28

Oh hell no! oasis Mar 24 #21

Very good news mostly Yeller Mar 24 #22

I miss you already. Orrex Mar 24 #23

It's all monopoly money to Trump. He will spend it all. Irish_Dem Mar 25 #26

Building more retreats for the Uber rich while people here die from lack of healthcare, housing and food yaesu Mar 25 #27

;-{)..... Goonch Mar 25 #29

What a waste. QueerDuck Mar 25 #30

How will a moon base help the American people? Mysterian Mar 25 #32

Oh good, its Moonbase Alpha all over again. Mawspam2 Thursday #33