To think millions of litres of fuel shouldn't be wasted on sending a rocket to the moon

[Viviennemary]

With this current fuel crisis it's total madness sending a rocket to the moon. What is the point. Nobody is even going to land on the moon. Doubt therei s any oil on the moon.

Rocket?

I'm with you OP. I've never seen the point of space travel. It's a massively expensive and dangerous enterprise for little or no return.

The Artemis 2 mission. www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/

When I look around at the sheer volume of misery and suffering that could be solved for a fraction of the cost and brainpower, I can’t think of a single tiny reason for manned space flights beyond arrogance and vanity.

probably different fuel, can’t see them nipping to the local esso to fill up 😂😂 be great for the nectar points though !!!!!

Rockets use hydrogen, not petrol.

The Artemis rocket is fueled by liquid hydrogen

Killing outrage with one sentence 😂

Ok thanks. So when there's no petrol at the pumps we can't blame the astronauts. But I still think its a huge waste of money and brainpower.

Could they get an EV rocket?

Or a solar powered one?

Been drinking tonight have we?

I am baffled by this space stuff - what is the point? And how can it possibly justify the money being spent on it?

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Waste of brain power and money eh...

Memory foam
Cordless tools
Scratch resistant lenses
Water filtration systems
Freeze dried food
LEDs
GPS (all phones use it and the tracking functions are a MN favorite for DC)

All the above are just a few of the things you will use that were all invented due to space travel and having to solve the unique problems being up there presents.

It's also a very unifying endeavor as many astronauts/cosmonauts and taikonaut's will tell you that seeing earth from space is a stark reminder that despite our differences we are actually stuck on an incredibly fragile little rock. Hopefully the more we establish ourselves in space the more it will push all humanity to work together rather than pursuing silly conflicts like the current one causing the petrol crisis.

How do the moon people manage to travel to earth if there's no fuel on there? Of course they are far cleverer than us, an advanced race.

I think the whole thing is a dreadful waste of money.

The economic benefit and boom and return from space exploration is massive. I'm excited for the journey to mars as well.

How else are we going to be certain about what kind of cheese the moon is made of? 🤔 🚀 🧑‍🚀 🌛🧀

We'll have to leave the planet eventually. If humanity doesn't spread out, one global killing asteroid could wipe us all out in a single blow. I'm talking something 50 times of the Dinosaur killer. Not even bacteria would be left.
Within 200 years they'll be sending slower than light colony ships in - ironically - hollowed out asteroids to other star systems. I have zero doubts on this.

Unless they can take kier Starmer and leave him there. Would make it a worthy trip IMO

Please no... Imagine if the first humans Aliens met were British politicians...

I’d just like to find the Soup Dragon and the Iron Chicken.

The amount of technology you use every day that has come out of the space industry is enormous. That's the point. The cutting edge becomes the mundane.

It's also a very unifying endeavor as many astronauts/cosmonauts and taikonaut's will tell you that seeing earth from space is a stark reminder that despite our differences we are actually stuck on an incredibly fragile little rock. Hopefully the more we establish ourselves in space the more it will push all humanity to work together rather than pursuing silly conflicts like the current one causing the petrol crisis.

Hmm all sounds very worthy, but I won’t hold my breath…

Neither will I but that is a common thing you'll hear from people who've been up there