Is it really necessary to send humans to those places just to get the knock-on benefits? Couldn’t we do those things directly, without going there?

It seems to me that, today, those who have the money to spend on these endeavors would only do so if there were perceived short-term benefits to themselves. That means they plan to exploit the resources, or increase their own power somehow.

I know the good engineers that make this happen are doing it for the challenge and in the pursuit of knowledge, and I know that’s why we poors support it, but that doesn’t “pay the bills.” What is the motivation behind the money? Why are they really doing this?

    • reddit_sux@lemmy.world
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      The ground on moon doesn’t work as a heat sink just like on earth. It can however act as an insulator.

      • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        Are you saying we can’t use the ground as a heat sink on earth? You’re aware this is a perfectly routine technology in use in a lot of places?

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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      also a heat source. It hits 250F. Belief in moon bases and mining is inversely proportional to STEM education. This is Elmo’s base of Stans.

      We are supposed to carry about human endeavors in temperature extreme 2X earth where there is no possible human activity.

      Much more practical to start mining the poles of the Earth.