“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)

Thanks for the insightful article, @baratunde.

The TL;DR for the people who didn't read the article.

1. Humans are nowhere close to solving the life-support challenges for a crewed mission to Mars.

2. International treaties, of which the US is a signatory, currently restrict humans from stepping foot on Mars.

Opinions regarding NASA, SpaceX, or the spirit of exploration and adventure do not change 1 & 2.