@joebarnard@DrChrisCombs IFT-2 was a *test* launched in the middle of development; Artemis 1 was “we guarantee this will work” after all the *testing* was done. These are not the same!
@bertil_hatt@duncancampbell Not at all obvious that it will be more expensive to do a simple synthesis of methane from water and carbon dioxide, than to collect, purify and break down a jumble of ag waste and dirt
Imagine living in a world with falling birth rates, other countries worried how to remain productive, but yours has streams of arrivals full of initiative, wanting to work, sharing your worldview, believing in the future of your nation. I wish our leaders had the creativity to /1
@Cererean Usually people “giving” to campaigns that wildly exceed their goals are actually just buying (preordering) whatever the campaign is making/selling. You might as well ask why people “give” to a store even after it’s made payroll for the month
@pythonrocksnake @Cererean If all you want is land, I suspect it would be easy to get permission from the Canadian government for a generous chunk of uninhabited high Arctic islands, that would in all ways be more habitable than Mars