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In reply to the discussion: NASA to spend $20 billion on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar station [View all]

LudwigPastorius

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14. An orbital moon base was a dumb idea anyway.
Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 02:55 PM
18 hrs ago

It was just a needless, and massively expensive, intermediary step toward establishing a base on the surface.

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NASA to spend $20 billion on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar station [View all] muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago OP
So presumably all this at this page is now inoperative: muriel_volestrangler 22 hrs ago #1
Probably RussBLib 19 hrs ago #12
It's notable that what they said at the start of this month is SpaceX and Blue Origin are in competition muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #13
While they cut people's food aid Blues Heron 22 hrs ago #2
Oh, they mean Trump Base bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #3
Exactly what I thought. He wants a permanent lunar base with his f'king name on it. Fla Dem 22 hrs ago #4
Whitey's on the Moon - Gil Scott-Heron Midnight Writer 22 hrs ago #5
Why do I keep thinking of this??? sdfernando 22 hrs ago #6
At this point in time, I don't believe any of this will be built. Javaman 21 hrs ago #7
We don't need to waste taxpayer money on a moon base. Jacson6 21 hrs ago #8
good luck w this part- mopinko 21 hrs ago #9
The Bored of Peace? Take war to the moon! nt SomewhereInTheMiddle 1 hr ago #24
20 billion is 1/10th of an Iran War Supplemental maxsolomon 20 hrs ago #10
Soon the Trump Administration will announce they have won the war on the moon without anyone's help. twodogsbarking 20 hrs ago #11
An orbital moon base was a dumb idea anyway. LudwigPastorius 18 hrs ago #14
We, the People of the United States of America.... SergeStorms 17 hrs ago #15
In space, no one can hear you rant DBoon 17 hrs ago #16
Such a waste of money. Owl 17 hrs ago #17
20B? ROFLMAO!! Add another zero onto that and it still might not be enough Bengus81 16 hrs ago #18
It'll only be "semi-habitable". That's a major cost saving there. muriel_volestrangler 16 hrs ago #19
It's a Hail Mary... hunter 13 hrs ago #20
mining? mopinko 1 hr ago #25
We also don't need to spend trillions on a man on Mars BS expidition either. Bengus81 39 min ago #28
Oh hell no! oasis 13 hrs ago #21
Very good news mostly Yeller 13 hrs ago #22
I miss you already. Orrex 11 hrs ago #23
It's all monopoly money to Trump. He will spend it all. Irish_Dem 1 hr ago #26
Building more retreats for the Uber rich while people here die from lack of healthcare, housing and food yaesu 1 hr ago #27
;-{)..... Goonch 14 min ago #29
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