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Amata :verified_genderqueer:

@LeatherCubAndrew Exploration & Science =/= Colonization, YES!
I am totally for space travel in that it aligns with exploration & science. Not for colonization though, and anyone with half a brain knows how stupid that is, especially with current tech.

10 February at 2:29 | Open on flipping.rocks
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Leather Cub Andrew Aû

@sunguramy what exactly would be the point of space travel if not for colonizing?

What I'm talking about is more stuff aligned with the tools (like probes) we launch to record data...

10 February at 2:36 | Open on 4bear.com
Amata :verified_genderqueer:

@LeatherCubAndrew Having humans see something does things machines cannot. I recommend learning about Apollo 17 for why humans > robots for exploration. The series produced by Tom Hanks "From the Earth to the Moon" episode 10 covers it well. (A wonderful series, actually.)

To ask "why explore" is...well, a whole thing in and of itself. Why do I go into caves to learn about it's history, geology, the life that calls it home, instead of sending a robot to do it? One could ask that for anything, not just space. Why do you do your job, instead of having a machine or so-called-AI do it for you?

Humans are a part of nature, a part of the universe, and curious about it. :)

@LeatherCubAndrew Having humans see something does things machines cannot. I recommend learning about Apollo 17 for why humans > robots for exploration. The series produced by Tom Hanks "From the Earth to the Moon" episode 10 covers it well. (A wonderful series, actually.)

To ask "why explore" is...well, a whole thing in and of itself. Why do I go into caves to learn about it's history, geology, the life that calls it home, instead of sending a robot to do it? One could ask that for anything, not...

10 February at 2:59 | Open on flipping.rocks
Sammi

@sunguramy @LeatherCubAndrew Well this is only kinda true. Robotic spacecraft offer much more bang for the buck than manned missions. Human exploration simply isn't worth the money at the moment and they can get to places and cover more ground than humans. Human exploration in space is mostly about sex appeal to the public. What really returns science are the unmanned missions yet they are often under most budget pressure.

10 February at 7:02 | Open on lgbtqia.space
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