I mean it’d be sad/annoying if we did the same thing like in the Apollo missions but I think an expanded scope makes sense. Even if it might look like it to outsiders I think for nearly none of these scientific mission like ever is the purpose the act of executing the mission itself. In most cases its what we learn and build from it to advance technology. I would say Artemis in that regard probably qualifies
The thing is: For the same money that has been spent on putting a crewed mission around the moon we could easily have done multiple non-crewed missions to/around it OR done multiple missions that focus on long distance crewed missions.
We will see. Atm everyone I know who is remotely knowledgable in that field has a somewhat stern opinion on the mission.
Just think about it like this. This isn’t money taken away from actual science. Its just that this administration values prestige projects more than proper science. I believe looking at other budgets that there would be enough money to satisfy a lot more fields. The return in human missions isn’t as immediate or apparent but I think there is still benefit behind it.
Isn’t further technical advancement and human civilization making itself on the way to become spacefaring a good enough reason?
Absolutely. That’s why I said: If we have a scientific reason for it? Go for it.
But not just for the sake of it.
I mean it’d be sad/annoying if we did the same thing like in the Apollo missions but I think an expanded scope makes sense. Even if it might look like it to outsiders I think for nearly none of these scientific mission like ever is the purpose the act of executing the mission itself. In most cases its what we learn and build from it to advance technology. I would say Artemis in that regard probably qualifies
The thing is: For the same money that has been spent on putting a crewed mission around the moon we could easily have done multiple non-crewed missions to/around it OR done multiple missions that focus on long distance crewed missions.
We will see. Atm everyone I know who is remotely knowledgable in that field has a somewhat stern opinion on the mission.
Just think about it like this. This isn’t money taken away from actual science. Its just that this administration values prestige projects more than proper science. I believe looking at other budgets that there would be enough money to satisfy a lot more fields. The return in human missions isn’t as immediate or apparent but I think there is still benefit behind it.