LughNASA to build $20 bn moon base, pause orbital lunar station plans
LastYearsIrritantI’m not sure if the gateway specifically was a great idea, but now we won’t have any microgravity research labs.
The moon is important, but it’s also critical to be able to research in orbit, especially long term research.
LOP-G would have been a great step towards interplanetary travel. Mine rocket fuel on the lunar surface, transport it to LLO, build your spaceship in a drydock there, safely just a couple days from earth, and launch from space with 60% less delta-V penalty.
Plus, LOP-G would have been an excellent place from which to carry out radio astronomy and optical telescope observations while on the far side of the moon, with it shielding you from the radio pollution from earth.
The best place in the universe for radio astronomy is on the surface of the far side of the moon. It’s the only spot that’s 100% guaranteed to never get directly hit by terrestrial radio.
Optical telescopes… probably one of the Lagrange points. But on a space station is ok too. Just too easy for the station to cause vibrations and out-gassing to interfere.
I’m not sure about using it for interplanetary gateway. It feels like it’s not the best place, but I’m just some knucklehead that’s played too much kerbal. I think having an earth orbit refueling station, or a lunar surface refueling station would be more useful.
That being said, I wouldn’t complain if they did any of those with the gateway. Just feels like micro-gravity and radiation research are the only real things that can only be done on a station to this uneducated citizen.
Good thing we stopped all diseases research for this.
QUIT FUCKING SAYING SHIT LIKE THIS.
There’s BILLIONS of people on earth. We can do science research and medical research at the same damn time.
STOP FUCKING BOMBING CHILDREN AND WE CAN FUND 10 LUNAR BASES AND FUND ALL THE MEDICAL RESEARCH WE COULD EVER WANT.
God damn people, fight the right fights, don’t bitch and moan about trying to do multiple good things at once.
We can do science research and medical research at the same damn time.
Apparently not. Your shithole is $39T in debt and borrowing $500B a month.
What do you think this was about?
A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the Moon)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey’s on the Moon)
I can’t pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey’s on the Moon)
Ten years from now I’ll be paying still.
(while Whitey’s on the Moon)
It’s still a fraction of what it takes to fund endless wars.
Every $ spent on space science builds a better life on earth.
Every $ spent on space science builds a better life on earth.
Name one thing SpaceX has done to improve life on earth. They stole tens of billions on fake projects and Star Trek fans applaud.
(x) Doubt