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minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 months agoAnd fifty years later we still mope around in low earth orbit. Progress has slowed down a lot since the billionaires took over.
minus-squareStaticFalconar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoFifty years later we have reached mars with drones and created space probes to expand our knowledge of space.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoWe reached Mars with probes 50 years ago. I’m not in any way trying to denigrate the amazing achievements of the Mars rovers. But the fact remains that a human crew could have done all that and more (like drill a hole) in a few weeks at best.
And fifty years later we still mope around in low earth orbit. Progress has slowed down a lot since the billionaires took over.
Fifty years later we have reached mars with drones and created space probes to expand our knowledge of space.
We reached Mars with probes 50 years ago. I’m not in any way trying to denigrate the amazing achievements of the Mars rovers. But the fact remains that a human crew could have done all that and more (like drill a hole) in a few weeks at best.