US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon
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This ticket to the Moon will probably go to a European or Japanese astronaut.

US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon - This decade::This ticket to the Moon will probably go to a European or Japanese astronaut.

  • the_q@lemmy.worldEnglish
    314·
    1 year ago

    Solar panels weren’t invented by NASA… neither were transistors and LEDs. Memory foam and TANG? Thanks NASA… life is sooo much better cause of you.

    • AnyolduserEnglish
      143·
      1 year ago

      Of all the hills in the world to die on you chose “space exploration is bad and doesn’t produce useful technologies”.

        • galloog1@lemmy.worldEnglish
          82·
          1 year ago

          The insulation tech developed by the original NASA program is used in every household in the western world. The current electrification effort wouldn’t be close to possible without the original Apollo and Mercury programs and the advancements required to go to the moon and Mars in the current effort will enable not only the development of an industrial base to support the rapid roll out of green improvements but make it more economical for the market.

          It’s a win win for anyone regardless of left right politics in the end. Not only the above, in the current political climate, what programs are you suggesting would do the same? Are they funded? Read the room dude. This is literally our only chance. You have the absolute worst possible take and you should stop because you make it less politically viable.

            • galloog1@lemmy.worldEnglish
              32·
              1 year ago

              I’m referencing modern insulation, not spray foam. Additionally, NASA and it’s prior organization was founded to develop aerospace technologies like spray foam. It literally counts as well.

              The CO2 saved through the technologies required at scale will be worth a lot more CO2.

              I’m glad you mentioned the military technologies because it is still relevant as we pivot to counter China in space. NASA is a significant part of that not only in industrial scale but also technologies critical to intelligence.

                • galloog1@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  32·
                  1 year ago

                  Technology absolutely has reduced CO2 emissions on a per capita basis when applied. That is a categorically and demonstratively false statement in several different ways. Electric vehicles were only made viable using 1970s NASA battery technology developments. They are significantly more carbon efficient than internal combination engines over their lifetime accounting for production and raw materials.

                  https://www.arpa-e.energy.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/Miller_RANGE_Kickoff_2014.pdf

                  That’s not to mention the solar technologies developed by NASA to power the things.

                  The level of ignorance required to come to your conclusions is only surpassed by the required level of arrogance to not bother looking it up.