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@arstechnica I mean, going to the moon is neat and all, but there's nothing there.

That's probably the answer to "what gives?"

@arstechnica America is eating itself and there is no profit to be made this quarter by going to the Moon. The shareholders won't allow it.

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Pretty simple, they want the high ground.

@arstechnica

Well NASA doesn't really do "space" anymore, they just do "give our tax money to Elon" now. R.I.P. NASA.

@arstechnica Going to the moon for the first time is so 1960s, the US is working on manned missions to Mars.

@andrew

The US is struggling on pulling off a sample return mission to Mars.

Being able to do that is necessary before you can even consider crewed flights to Mars.

@arstechnica well, let’s hope they manage to land the probe this time. In one piece, I mean.

@arstechnica it’s hard to leave earth orbit encumbered with the heavy weight of profit first contractors and bribe taking politicians hanging onto every part.

@arstechnica China is doing what NASA did in 1969

Where are the Chinese missions to visit asteroids, put rovers on Mars, photograph Pluto or leave our solar system?

@arstechnica Congess needs to stop cutting NASA's budget.