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Science

getagrip_already

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3. Ughhh, spoken like a true believer....

Reply to Faux pas (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 19, 2024, 08:26 AM

Jul 2024

Ice on the moon would solve a key problem for any long term habitation. Namely a water source for farming and life support.

Yes, it is an important scientific objective.

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NASA cancels $450-million mission to drill for ice on the Moon -- surprising researchers [View all] sl8 Jul 2024 OP

WTF? Faux pas Jul 2024 #1

Ughhh, spoken like a true believer.... getagrip_already Jul 2024 #3

I find it quite disheartening Faux pas Jul 2024 #5

The Nasa budget is 24 billion dollars, which is 1/2 of 1% of the total US budget thatdemguy Jul 2024 #6

And it also LEADS the us efforts in climate change research getagrip_already Jul 2024 #7

What if that something is an asteroid hurtling toward your bedroom? getagrip_already Jul 2024 #8

False either/or proposition. Neither is dependent on the other. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2024 #13

Science is not a word used in the presence of maga.... getagrip_already Jul 2024 #2

That doesn't sound like it was well thought-out DFW Jul 2024 #4

The goal wasnt to bring it back, it was for colonization getagrip_already Jul 2024 #9

Colonization would make senae DFW Jul 2024 #10

This article explains why mining ice would be useful for astronauts. xocetaceans Jul 2024 #12

It's doubtful natural born humans will ever have a significant presence in space. hunter Jul 2024 #11