The US government seems serious about developing a lunar economy (arstechnica.com)
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to astronomy@mander.xyz on 19 Mar 2024 21:07
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NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world on 19 Mar 2024 21:12 next collapse

What’s the USD to MOONBUX conversion rate?

conditional_soup@lemm.ee on 19 Mar 2024 21:46 next collapse

Nope. No. Nuh-uh. Stop fucking up this planet, then we can talk. I’m drawing a line in the sand, I’m going to become an eco-terrorist if I see a fucking Coca-Cola ad when I look into the night sky.

Audacious@sh.itjust.works on 20 Mar 2024 03:32 collapse

All I think of is the movie, The Time Machine. Spoiler, the main character goes forward in time and sees the moon breaking apart, causing a collapse of civilisation.

kalkulat@lemmy.world on 19 Mar 2024 22:46 next collapse

Sure, why not? It’s not like we have any other pressing issues to address. Let’s keep pouring 100s of billions into the right pockets and press on.

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works on 20 Mar 2024 04:43 next collapse

“Por que no los dos?”

Humanity can pursue multiple awesome endeavours simultaneously.

atzanteol@sh.itjust.works on 20 Mar 2024 05:04 collapse

NASA’s 2024 budget is around $25 billion.

By comparison Apple’s revenue for last quarter was around $120 billion.

FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml on 20 Mar 2024 01:06 next collapse

Cant wait to see how they will use moon real estate to produce a new kind of homeless people

Linkerbaan@lemmy.world on 20 Mar 2024 04:14 next collapse

I thought economists were the stupidest people. Military economists proved me wrong.

electric_nan@lemmy.ml on 20 Mar 2024 05:14 collapse

Develop the fucking US economy.