U.S. astronauts won’t set foot on the Moon until September 2026 at the earliest, following NASA’s announcement of multiple delays to Artemis missions stemming from safety concerns for astronauts flying aboard the Orion spacecraft, and the need for further development of key technologies.
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    48·
    10 months ago

    We could just as easily dump the billions we do in weapons on space…

    It would “stimulate the economy” just as much, while blowing up far fewer people, and they wouldn’t even be blown up intentionally.

    There’s as much time between the Wright bros and the moon landing, as there will be between the first and next.

    We could be so much fucking further.

    • MentallyExhausted@reddthat.comEnglish
      22·
      10 months ago

      Check out the show For All Mankind. It’s an alternate timeline where the Soviets beat the US to the moon and the space race doesn’t end.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
      13·
      10 months ago

      Split it between humanitarian/environmental missions and space missions. The Army and Navy have astounding logistics systems that could be used to distribute resources, while the USAF and USSF focus on exploration.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        We do some of that already.

        I spent a couple months in South America going port to port. We had a bunch of military doctors from other countries even.

        Just show up and give aid for like a week then off to another one.

  • qooqie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    10 months ago

    Okay I straight up didn’t know IGN was doing reporting on things other than games now, interesting