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Re: Dear Moon

#141

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Model 3 still a bit rocky, eh?

Sure. Not a failure, though. I see them on the road almost daily. And I’m in a nondescript suburban town far from the Bay Area.

I'm in a suburb outside a city in Australia and see half a dozen Teslas when I walk to the park with my kids. It's absolutely mind blowing how far and fast they've reached.

Re: Dear Moon

#143

"Some kind of celestial event. No — no words. No words to describe it. Poetry! They should have sent a poet. So beautiful. So beautiful... I had no idea."[0] What a beautiful sentiment. This humanizes space travel. I really hope the team succeeds on this mission, even with delays. As a kid, I always felt a sense of awe reading about space and space travel. Now I am in grad school and lost that feeling of awe along th…

I keep hoping that we get some sort of SR Hadden "visionary" type. "The first rule of government spending, why build one, when you can have two at twice the price?"

Maybe Musk is the closest we've got right now? SpaceX, Boring Company, Hyperloop are pretty visionary for civilian projects. Even Mr. Hadden wasn't very well liked by those with "lesser" visions.

Re: Dear Moon

#144
Honestly, I don't see how this is any bigger of a deal than going to the moon in the first place. There is a level of forced sentimentality here, as if a painter or a musician is going to see something different from a regular astronaut, because they're just special.

Any time I see something like the level of response somewhere, I can't help but assume everyone thinks they're saying what they're supposed to say. "This is so beautiful, etc." It means I like art. I'm not an artist (I didn't take that risk with my way of life), but I like and can appreciate art which may as well be the next best thing, so I will post the comment saying I almost cried and everyone can know what a spiritual/sentimental/artistic person I am!

Sorry, don't mean to be cynical. I just don't understand how this is a big big big deal to cry over. I hope they succeed and make something great out of it afterward, just some of the comments here seem way, dare I say, over the top.

Re: Dear Moon

#145
If only humanity has spent the same energy, vision and resources on what's happening on f-ing planet earth, things could have looked very different...

Re: Dear Moon

#146

Honestly, I don't see how this is any bigger of a deal than going to the moon in the first place. There is a level of forced sentimentality here, as if a painter or a musician is going to see something different from a regular astronaut, because they're just special. Any time I see something like the level of response somewhere, I can't help but assume everyone thinks they're saying what they're supposed to say. "Thi…

These will be artists who are already famous and have fans and distribution channels and will be able to sell there art for lots of money, probably helping pay for the trip. Also their art will be viewed by many people, so it will impact many people that way. So it is significant in that way.

Re: Dear Moon

#147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure. Not a failure, though. I see them on the road almost daily. And I’m in a nondescript suburban town far from the Bay Area.

I'm in a suburb outside a city in Australia and see half a dozen Teslas when I walk to the park with my kids. It's absolutely mind blowing how far and fast they've reached.

Ha. If you were looking to win the "farthest from San Francisco" game, I think you just did.

It is amazing, isn't it? There's no guarantee that TSLA will still be around in ten years, but I bet their cars will be, along with the industry that was forced into existence by a non-incumbent player.

Re: Dear Moon

#149

If only humanity has spent the same energy, vision and resources on what's happening on f-ing planet earth, things could have looked very different...

I believe we can, and should, do both.

Re: Dear Moon

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I was pretty skeptical when I heard that private citizens booked a flight on Falcon Heavy. When those plans got shelved and these popped up, I had a similar level of skepticism. I expected it to be some random celebrity that wanted to go on a fancy tour. This is anything but that. I feel more than humbled to be wrong. Bringing a ton of artists on a once in a lifetime trip for inspiration purposes is selfless, compass…

Are you sure the one who is sponsoring the trip doesn’t get to keep the IP to the art that is being created from it?
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