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greygore@lemmy.world 2 days agoLess mind blowing but still shocking to me - it’s been 53 years since we last set foot on the moon, much less gone beyond that. Humanity has lost our ambition.
Yea, I remember a documentary when I was in 5th grade in 2007 talking about how we would have landed on mars by 2015. 2025 and not even any real progress by elon going towards mars.
Humanity lost its ambition like I lost mine, complete with self abuse
Werner von Braun, the primary architect of the Saturn V rocket that took us to the moon, had plans to get us to Mars by 1984. Not sure that was completely realistic, but it’s hard to believe that 40 years after that we don’t even have any serious plans.
I’m sorry to hear about your self abuse. This internet stranger is hoping that you’re in a better place.
piccolo@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
We didnt lose our ambitions. The geopolitics have changed. The space race was ultimately was a big dick measuring contest between to super powers. When the soviets couldnt make it to the moon, there was no reason to push further.