> pushed the deadline for a lunar landing to the end of the Trump administration in 2029.
I wonder why this happened. Hopefully not to satisfy the ego of the POTUS.
That kind of rush leads to disaster
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Four years may sound insane to you, but they did in 8 during a time they were still using slide rules and the integrated circuit didn't even exist for 80% of the duration.
To me it's more insane that anyone is putting priority into more manned missions when you can launch at least 10x unmanned for the same cost. Scientifically speaking, I'm not sure what exists to be gained by a human on another planet versus a rover. A manned colony sounds cool but that's about the extent of its usefulness.
tbh i would rather they use slide rules than chatgpt to build rockets.