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In reply to the discussion: One small step for the 1%, nothing for mankind. n/t [View all]krispos42
(49,445 posts)5. Yeah, because eventually being able to mine asteroids for minerals instead of Earth is nothing.
If we want to live on this rock we have to get our hands on the resources in space. Raw materials and energy abound there, and no ecosystems to pollute. All this space flight stuff pushes the technology to make science fiction into science fact.
I remember reading in a car magazine about a decade ago people fussing about how hybrid car tax credits would be abused to make high-performance luxury cars at taxpayer expense. Now, electric cars and hybrids are everywhere, and the end of the IC engine as the powerplant for private automobiles is within sight of being discontinued.
NASA figured out how to do it, now rich private fuckers are figuring out how to do it cheaply.
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Yeah, because eventually being able to mine asteroids for minerals instead of Earth is nothing.
krispos42
Jul 2021
#5
Apparently so. I heartily approve of economic growth, especially when it comes from previously
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#53
One does not earn aviator wings for paying to ride in a commercial airliner. There's ...
Brother Mythos
Jul 2021
#22
That criticism has been leveled at virtually every space program, manned and unmanned.
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#39
Because if we wait for there to be no suffering before doing great things...
Happy Hoosier
Jul 2021
#43
Would you cancel the construction of all astronomical observatoiries as well?
Dial H For Hero
Jul 2021
#45
If you're going to wait for a billionaire to solve society's problems, then you're
Politicub
Jul 2021
#48