“If NASA is Amtrak in space, then SpaceX is the Fyre Festival with rockets, a glamorous effort led by a hype man who promises that every logistical problem will melt away if we can just get people to the destination.”

#BARS! I’m reading this piece making the case against human exploration of #Mars, and it’s crushing my childhood dreams and also making too much sense. This line above though! Have you read the piece?

https://idlewords.com/2023/1/why_not_mars.htm

#space #nasa #spaceexploration

Why Not Mars (Idle Words)

@baratunde yes, have read this piece, and agree of the "wow, this makes a lot of sense" nature of its arguments. Have been waiting impatiently for the promised follow up blog entry, which is overdue. Would appreciate to hear a rebuttal of any of the points made by somebody with a good background (but again: damn, this essay just makes so much sense).
@dv_on_mastadon me too! I’m here for a real debate