The $20 billion dollar moon base didn't seem like an announcement grounded in reality, although maybe that was less a PR stunt than the fact that NASA must (literally) shoot for the moon to stay politically relevant.
reply> The $20 billion dollar moon base didn't seem like an announcement grounded in reality
replyWhile I can't comment on the cost per say, there are both military and capitalistic reasons for the race to the moon.
is there?
reply- Deep space surveillance
reply- Logistics Hub
- "Get there quickly and set legal precedent"
- Resource extraction (helium-3, gold, platinum, etc)
- If moon dust can be converted to oxygen reliably, the first company or country to set up shop on the moon can sell that service to countries and commercial entities.
- Unique manufacturing and science activities because of the low gravity
- "Space Tourism"
Isaacman definitely did not pass up his golden opportunity on Pesach to light the most epic menorah the world has ever seen!
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