Those astronauts must be slightly insane.

"Allowed to" - by whom? You appear to think you have some right to stop others from space exploration. You don't. HTH.

If you haven't bothered to simply Google the numerous benefits we reaped as humans from scientific exploration before making this daft statement, I'm embarrassed for you. Truly.

While I, like most people, find the scientific aspects of space exploration fascinating. Given the environmental impact humans have had on our own planet, why should we be allowed to explore space?

Beyond the simple argument that "it is there," what are the actual benefits of space exploration?

Indeed. Human endeavour, pushing forward, learning for the sake of learning which in itself brings great benefits to humankind. They are reaching for the stars quite literally, this outlook is how humanity flourishes.

I feel very sorry for anybody who doesn't get this, their outlook is drab, dreary and tiny minded.

What an incredible, wonderful, amazing opportunity, a once in a lifetime adventure, for the betterment of science, for all human kind - my God if I was offered the chance, even now in my ageing body, I'd go.

There's always a miserable reason to squat like toads and grimace and grumble. The world is ALWAYS at war.

They are SO lucky. Good for them.

Ad Astra, and God Speed.

I find it annoying tbh as we are struggling on the planet to stop war mongering and to get the basics right and yet we are doing fly byes of the moon.

Well I presume the misunderstood don't beleive it is happening anyway as it is all one great conspiracy with the space not exisitng, moon landing didn't happen, and the earth being flat, dont get me started on the ''fake'' dinosaur fossils that must be a mirage

but yes I agree with you

I wish they’d turned back before they found it!

It would be like the old oil rig days, and workers would fly off to Mars for a few months to mine things and then come back. It would all be very industrial , but then there would be a Las Vegas bit. 😂I think I'm gonna stay on earth.

Yeah I can picture all the little (cartoon style) aliens running around 'how do we stop them? Keep them away! Look at the right bloody ness they've made if Earth- we don't want them here! Especially not that orange one!!'

poor little buggers

For all the people who wouldn't go, I'm with you. I hate flying and take off and land with my eyes shut, fingers in ears with a logenzer in my mouth.
What I find incredible is 8 years ago I visited a clairvoyant (sp?) who said I was an astronaut in a former life with my own spaceship and crew, I was captain. What's really odd is he went into vivid detail about each crew member and I had an immense feeling of knowing them well. I was eventually voted off and the feeling of betrayal made my heart race

This is what they have trained for years for. Yes there’s risk. But there’s risk in most things - driving, whatever. But here this is something extraordinary that people dream about.

I’m sure it is the ultimate goal for an astronaut. Wouldn’t be my idea of fun.

I remember his jump from the edge of space, I didn't realise he'd died 😓

I've always been fascinated by space, and if you'd have asked me 30 years ago if I wanted to go to the Moon I'd have jumped at the chance!
So I'm not judging anyone going to the Moon, good on them, amazing opportunity.
Nowadays though I'm happy just to watch/read about it as I'd probably break either physically or mentally if I went up there 😭😂

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Not the OP but I don't get wanting to do any of those things either 😆
I'm not much of an experience person. Everything on earth has been pretty underwhelming so far-maybe there's something better out there but the moon seems pretty underwhelming too. Might be a nice view of earth but that's about it shrugs guess I'm just not easily impressed. I do quite like the idea of being off this planet though.

They’re doing it to potentially establish a permanent presence on the Moon before any other country does. It’s the classic cold-war Space Race thawed out for the new Millennium. That isn’t the astronauts’ doing, of course, and I admire their courage and intellect.

I suppose they must love what they do and be experts at it plus they’re potentially making history. It’s a cause bigger than the man if you like.

Yes this!! We could protect our planet massively if we moved industries onto other planets or moons. Keep earth as a green paradise and use planets that have no life to mine for resources

Yabu
That's their job. What they've dedicated their lives to.
I mean you could say this about people working for the fire service or soldiers or tonnes of quite dangerous jobs
Its not "mad" to care deeply enough about a certain cause that you'd risk your life for it. They believe they are oing great things for humanity. And that may be a matter for debate but you cannot deny they have a point at least.

I think the idea is that we might eventually be able to get resources from other planers to help with our own depleted resources.

Same here! I remember the Apollo missions so well. What an incredible time that was. I'm very excited about this new era of space exploration.

I can clearly remember the excitement of the first space walk and moon landings. Although Im often apprehensive about doing risky things out of my comfort zone, since I was a little girl I’ve always said that there is nothing I would want to do more than go into space. Im really excited that space exploration is starting again.

Oh my goodness he died last year in a paragliding accident.

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If some clever people managed to build a city on a planet I am thinking it would be like Dubai.

I remember a few years back that guy parachuting from the edge of space, he could see the curve of the earth. That was scary enough.