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I work in the space industry. I feel like I should be celebrating this, but I just find it hard to be enthusiastic about the commercialization of space.
I didn't get into this to build hotels, and mine asteroids. I feel like as a species we should continue to explore, and push the boundaries.
I just can't get behind private industry on the moon. This is a bad move for humanity overall.
While I agree, isn't the end goal setting up a base on the moon?Hopefully it will be science first and tourism later. I wish I could just fast forward to star trek time :)
Mid-term goal is to have a base near the moon to use as a staging point for interplanetary trips.