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Commercializing the Moon

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ReturnToMonkey
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On Monday (8 Jan 2024), United Launch Alliance and Astrobotic will send the first private mission to hopefully land on the moon. Among scientific instruments, cameras, there are human ashes and other DNA samples to be deposited on the surface. This is all commanded and paid for by private companies and customers.

The Navajo Nation has objected to this, as "the moon holds a sacred position in many Indigenous cultures, including ours." There have been plenty of other concerns regarding the ethical commercialization of space, such as the harvesting of resources and even advertisement.

What do you guys think about commercializing the Moon? Should it be treated something like a national park? Public land? Should people be able to make stakes in plots of lunar land? How long until Vail Resorts makes Mt Artemis, "Ski the Lunar Ice!"

**This thread was edited on Jan 5th 2024 at 4:45:13pm
Jan 5 2024 4:44PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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ReturnToMonkey"Ski the Lunar Ice!"

**This thread was edited on Jan 5th 2024 at 4:45:13pm

I can finally land a dodeca-cork 4320
Jan 5 2024 5:12PM
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OregonDead
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The moon should be a national forest so we can have ski areas but still keep it public
Jan 5 2024 5:43PM
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HypeBeast
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Native Americans have a right to the lands that were taken from them but LOL the fucking moon?!?

I'm indifferent about the whole thing as long as it doesn't create problems. Space is a frontier and nothing more.
Jan 5 2024 7:00PM
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Evancantspin
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I will finally be able to do a 180 due to low gravity so friggen stoked.
Jan 5 2024 7:28PM
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STEEZUS_CHRI5T
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Can't wait for the giant "AMAZON" or "GOOGLE" sign that covers the entire face of the moon
Jan 5 2024 9:49PM
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Casey
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This will definitely never come back to bite us in the ass!
Jan 5 2024 10:35PM
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X_MEMESWERVE_XX
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If I look up at the moon and see a fucking Amazon ad I’m going Ted mode
Jan 6 2024 12:31AM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Realistically we're trending towards an altered carbon type of scenario with singular individuals and corporations becoming more powerful than nations. The moon will be commercialized and there will be nothing we can do about it
Jan 6 2024 1:40AM
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STEEZUS_CHRI5T
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BigPurpleSkiSuitRealistically we're trending towards an altered carbon type of scenario with singular individuals and corporations becoming more powerful than nations. The moon will be commercialized and there will be nothing we can do about it


I feel the same way. The move "Look Up" is a good glimpse into our world of our Grandchildren
Jan 6 2024 7:26AM
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TreeJam
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You guys believe in the moon?
Jan 6 2024 10:43AM
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SlushSeason
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In my opinion, the US Air Force owns the moon. If anyone else wants it, they can fight them for it
Jan 6 2024 11:54AM
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Thegenericskier
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as everyone knows the moon is quite literally made of cheese and not capitalizing on luna's massive underground cheese deposit would be a foolish idea to pass up this opportunity in today's cheese dependent world
Jan 6 2024 2:17PM
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SlushSeason
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Little known fact: the Association of American Dairy Farmers successfully lobbied to reduce NASA's budget and end lunar missions in the 1970s. They were worried that increased space travel could destabilize cheese prices and put them out of business
Thegenericskieras everyone knows the moon is quite literally made of cheese and not capitalizing on luna's massive underground cheese deposit would be a foolish idea to pass up this opportunity in today's cheese dependent world
Jan 6 2024 3:41PM
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maaattt
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Put a big ass fuckin apple logo up there
Jan 6 2024 5:00PM
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jompcock
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I say we just get rid of the moon now before it's too late. I mean fuck, low tide is annoying as shit, like the fuck do you mean it's shallower now than it usually is?????? Fuck that shit. Giant moon billboard would only make it worse tbh.
Jan 6 2024 5:30PM
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SteezyYeeter
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colonizing space is hella kewl
Jan 6 2024 6:27PM
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eheath
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maaatttPut a big ass fuckin apple logo up there


fuck it, turn the moon INTO an apple.
Jan 8 2024 11:45AM
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Forrest.Gump
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rather than dive into conspiracy theory like i destroy FB with...
i present thee with some fun facts... QandA with a genius!

distance to moon from earth...238,900 miles!
can you name the first monkey to breach the van allen belts and return home safely? ...Bueller...?
how far away is the international space station? 254 miles...
how far up did bezos go to become an astronaut? 62 miles.
Jan 8 2024 1:35PM
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ReturnToMonkey
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eheathfuck it, turn the moon INTO an apple.

Turn it into a large serving of brie and apple?
Jan 8 2024 1:36PM
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little1337
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Nuke the moon
Jan 9 2024 6:55AM
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Deez_Mcskis
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Jan 9 2024 3:16PM
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GayWolf420
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I've watched For All Mankind and that shit kinda seems not chill at all.
Jan 9 2024 8:52PM
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SmokedGouda
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imo, if we are to clean up or advance the way we use and produce energy, then the moon remains as a pandoras box in terms of reducing our impact on the climate. The moon contains high levels of helium 3 which is a vital source for proposed nuclear fusion power plants. Going nuclear if done correctly is better than any other source of energy. Even though Americans have been to the moon on multiple occasions(apollo 11-17 excluding 13 and before 11) it still remains uncharted territory to the most part. If anything id much rather move mining and other destructive forces to other moons and planets to keep our home as safe as possible. Space expansion also furthers the human race.

**This post was edited on Jan 23rd 2024 at 2:08:27pm
Jan 23 2024 2:06PM
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Rock_Inhabitant
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SmokedGoudaimo, if we are to clean up or advance the way we use and produce energy, then the moon remains as a pandoras box in terms of reducing our impact on the climate. The moon contains high levels of helium 3 which is a vital source for proposed nuclear fusion power plants. Going nuclear if done correctly is better than any other source of energy. Even though Americans have been to the moon on multiple occasions(apollo 11-17 excluding 13 and before 11) it still remains uncharted territory to the most part. If anything id much rather move mining and other destructive forces to other moons and planets to keep our home as safe as possible. Space expansion also furthers the human race.

**This post was edited on Jan 23rd 2024 at 2:08:27pm


I thought you were gonna make a cheese joke but instead we get straight facts
Jan 23 2024 2:30PM
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BallClapper
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GayWolf420I've watched For All Mankind and that shit kinda seems not chill at all.


For All Mankind is awesome. Super interesting show. Ed Baldwin, First weed farmer on mars. Lit.
Jan 29 2024 11:36AM
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