Space Exploration

[Grand58742]

Part 2:

[Groyper]

The problem with the "advancement" theory is most people don't realize how much space exploration as a whole affects or has affected their daily lives. I think most people are generally supportive of NASA as a government agency (my boss for example) though have zero ideas that spaceflight tech is the reason things have gotten "easier" in our lives.

Idiots tend to fail to see the bigger picture, that is why we tend to call them idiots.

Another problem you run into with the whole thing is the economic factors (or claimed economic factors) in space exploration, colonization and exploitation. You see articles from time to time pop up about how "Asteroid XYZ123 would be worth $9 trillion dollars in the earth market!" And then the disclaimer that "well, it wouldn't quite be worth that much since it'll depress prices so low it won't be valuable." Which I think is a cop out since the materials brought back from a decent sized asteroid would more than pay for the trip and another without depressing prices on earth.

Especially if you just launched the mission in secret, Which is entirely doable. The Supply drops of the refined metals could be slapped down in the Middle of the Pacific, beyond any radar tracking station, pay the crew extra to stay silent.

People said "If we have so much oil the price will be so low it will be pointless to drill it out to begin with", what they fail to understand is value is often tied with use, and their is a lot we could use with the the metals found.

Now, imagine if you bought that darling fiancé of yours a gold engagement ring made from gold mined from an asteroid in deep space. Just think "Bottled water purified and direct from Shackleton Crater on the Moon" and how that would sell. "Diamonds mined from Olympus Mons."

Hell Meteor rings are a super hot item right now! Shit, you give a a few Moon Gems to some Billionaire as a gift to give his wife, a few tweets later and every wife in the West will need one.

Gifts for the rich? Yeah, for starters. Enough to fund continued exploration and them opening their wallets into "get rich quick" plans. Hell, think about the riches that poured into Europe after Columbus sailed across the ocean blue. Gold didn't magically go down in worth just because they discovered a huge new source of materials on two new continents. Two reasons. First, because the "I want more" factor. Which will drive more people to go get more. Second, because they aren't going to bring it all back at once (something the articles omit) and will slowly release it into circulation. But saying it's gold from deep space?

Also the tech we will get from it, Helium 3 Batteries, that could last for 5-10 years would be insane, never mind other breakthrough tech like foam metal, think of a V8 Engine that weights only 50 lbs?

More over its all there, waiting for anyone to take it, no hostile natives, all that stands in our way is gravity, clearly NASA will not be anything but a hindrance, they had their chance, they failed, Space X will lead us to a vast empire among the stars.

The curio factor alone will keep prices elevated for a decade if not more on any refined metals, especially the platinum group from asteroid mining.
Tangent in my post and not entirely directed at you. But people will get excited when things they can see, touch and own start coming to earth and know exploration was the reason such things exist.

And maybe someone will give Cabot Guns a run for their money on 1911s crafted from outer space iron.

True, plus the idea of foam metal ARs, or lowers made from meteors with that cool metal patterns is beyond awesome.

[Groyper]

^^^ THIS. These old school, been-around-forever contractors better open their eyes. Companies like SpaceX will be the next Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Collins etc..

No, it will not be, Because SpaceX creates/Innovative, Those Dinos just make shit, create shit, are shit.

[Grand58742]

This is a pretty cool way of honoring those who helped prove your concept.

https://www.space.com/spacex-recover...asa-astronauts

The two newest members of SpaceX's recovery fleet sailed into Port Canaveral this month. At least one of the dynamic duo, named "Bob" and "Doug," will help in the recovery efforts of the company's newest crew mission: Inspiration 4.

The ships are named after Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, two NASA astronauts who were the first to fly inside a crew Dragon spacecraft. Their mission, known as Demo-2, was the final test flight of SpaceX's commercial crew program, which blasted off from Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020. It's success cleared the way for routine astronaut flights to and from the space station, and ultimately Inspiration 4.

[Grand58742]

This is a pretty cool way of honoring those who helped prove your concept.

https://www.space.com/spacex-recover...asa-astronauts

The two newest members of SpaceX's recovery fleet sailed into Port Canaveral this month. At least one of the dynamic duo, named "Bob" and "Doug," will help in the recovery efforts of the company's newest crew mission: Inspiration 4.

The ships are named after Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, two NASA astronauts who were the first to fly inside a crew Dragon spacecraft. Their mission, known as Demo-2, was the final test flight of SpaceX's commercial crew program, which blasted off from Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020. It's success cleared the way for routine astronaut flights to and from the space station, and ultimately Inspiration 4.