I’ll Stay on Earth for Now

Why I don’t need to see the moon…

October 28, 2023

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How much would you pay to go to the moon?

Space travel, at this point in time, it really doesn’t interest me. Maybe centuries from now, when our interstellar vehicles become more advanced, a man like myself would dare to voyage the stars. But, yeah, I really don’t care to, as Chuck Yeager put it, be a can of Spam. So, in this short post, I’ll sum up my feelings.

The only heavenly body we’ve reached, and it seems a like a waste, anyways, so far we’ve only landed on the moon. To tell the truth, from the photos I’ve seen, besides the exceptional view of Earth, there’s nothing on the moon. I mean, I guess there’s craters and a mountain range, but eh, we’ve got that on Earth. So, I’ll stay on this planet.

Well, I believe I’ve summed up my thoughts. When asked, “how much would I pay to go to the moon?” My answer is nothing. When we can travel to more interesting places, then, yes, I’ll shell out some dough.

Have an Excellent Day!

4 responses to “I’ll Stay on Earth for Now”

Susan Taylor

October 28, 2023 at 10:34 pm

Could be. That was happening waaaay before I learned to think a little more critically. But now that I know what I know I have no doubt the legislators of the day were getting that era’s version of a sound bite to put their spin forth.

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1. cjkaras
  
  October 28, 2023 at 10:45 pm
  
  I think, mainly, because the Soviets were kicking our tails in the space race, it was our way of saying we won. Granted, and like I said, we gained much by planning a mission of that length, but those discoveries could have been easily made by other space adventures.
  
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Susan Taylor

October 28, 2023 at 8:51 pm

I don’t think I’ve ever heard the moon landing referred to as a waste, but those words resonated with me immediately! Nice blog post!

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1. cjkaras
  
  October 28, 2023 at 9:00 pm
  
  I just feel the landing was politically motivated, and, although tech was gained from those missions, setting foot on the moon was more symbolic than it was beneficial to science.
  
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