Always glad to see Musk debunked, but sending humans to the moon,or Mars, or into space at all, is an idea whose time has passed. The 1969 moon landing which was the culmination of the Apollo program coincided almost perfectly with the launch of the first space telescopes.
Now, thanks to Hubble, Webb etc, we can detect planets thousands of light years away, and light from the beginnings of the universe. Putting some people on the moon and keeping them alive for a few years won't tell us anything or lead anywhere. It's a challenge, like rowing around the world single-handed, but that's about all.
I always wonder what companies like Tesla and Space X could have done had Elon not taken over?
I mean, Blue Origin seems to have a higher quality of engineers or at least their engineers aren't being overseen by a micromanager who promises things he can't deliver.
Always glad to see Musk debunked, but sending humans to the moon,or Mars, or into space at all, is an idea whose time has passed. The 1969 moon landing which was the culmination of the Apollo program coincided almost perfectly with the launch of the first space telescopes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbiting_Astronomical_Observatory
Now, thanks to Hubble, Webb etc, we can detect planets thousands of light years away, and light from the beginnings of the universe. Putting some people on the moon and keeping them alive for a few years won't tell us anything or lead anywhere. It's a challenge, like rowing around the world single-handed, but that's about all.
It seems to me that we should focus on making space travel safer for humans before we bother with landing humans on the moon or on Mars.
Yes, and this seems likely to be highly problematic for lengthy duration
I always wonder what companies like Tesla and Space X could have done had Elon not taken over?
I mean, Blue Origin seems to have a higher quality of engineers or at least their engineers aren't being overseen by a micromanager who promises things he can't deliver.