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GreenTrees797 Mar 29, 2026 +24

Shoestring budget but they can burn money in the Middle East

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someguy7710 Mar 30, 2026 +6

We spent that on a few weeks bombing Iran. Let's put that money to good use!

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Beantown-Jack Mar 30, 2026 +4

None of this will ever happen. The ballroom, the moon base, the arch of triumph. None of it will ever happen.

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Impossible_Guitar235 Mar 30, 2026 +1

The moon base is the only thing I do want to see happen, but please keep the entire Trump admin in the dark about it.

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Chemie_99 Mar 30, 2026 +3

SLS cost $40B. I think Orion was $20B....so they can sit in an orion on the moon floor.

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fungobat Mar 29, 2026 +9

Hi Bob!

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imanchats Mar 29, 2026 +5

Hi Bob.

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Predator_ Mar 30, 2026 +1

[Hi Bob.](https://youtu.be/gd0U9Draac8?si=SGbHcYamXFz94_rs)

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Cute-Ad2879 Mar 30, 2026

Aeiou

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chaseinger Mar 30, 2026 +6

> “NASA is committed to achieving the near‑impossible once again: to return to the moon ***before the end of President Trump’s term*** ah. that's what we're doing. we're putting a golden name plaque on the moon. the president of naming things after himself.

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bensquirrel Mar 29, 2026 +7

moon bears?

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ZonghZonghZongh Mar 29, 2026 +9

The only first world country on earth that hasn't figured out how to provide universal healthcare, paid family leave, guaranteed vacation time, and subsidized childcare to its citizens somehow has several extra billions of dollars laying around to build a base on the f****** moon...?

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disidentadvisor Mar 30, 2026 +6

Don't worry, most of this budget will likely be spent via mar a lago sourced contractors.

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ZonghZonghZongh Mar 30, 2026 +2

Yeah, and that's precisely the caliber of contractors I would trust to build a facility in an extremely low gravity environment, with a sparse atmosphere that needs 24/7 life support. 👍

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Sad-Week6040 Mar 30, 2026 +1

It's been a long time since either party cared about improving the lives of Americans.

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femme_mystique Mar 30, 2026 +1

It’s only $20b. It’s almost nothing. All your tax money is going to war. NASA developed a lot of technology you use every single day as part of missions like this. like the camera on your phone.

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Kelp72plus Mar 29, 2026 +7

I’m not usually anti-space program, but hard no while ending war, medication, housing, food are first priorities.

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Containerstorejams Mar 30, 2026 +4

No one has health care, food and rent are sky high, but whitey’s on the moon.

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ObjectiveDark40 Mar 29, 2026 +2

So they are cancelling the orbiter program that was supposed to put a station in orbit with a communications hub and fuel storage and they are just going straight to a moon base? Seems like they are missing an important step.

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After-Smoke-3971 Mar 29, 2026 +2

They’re going to use Ai to make it look like it happened.

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relikter Mar 30, 2026 +2

Yes, the [Lunar Gateway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Gateway) station has been cancelled.

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VirtualGrey Mar 30, 2026 +2

aieou

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monosuperboss1 Mar 30, 2026 +1

aeiou

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LongBow1971 Mar 30, 2026 +2

NO . fix our country!

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imanchats Mar 29, 2026 +6

We can’t fix our problems in the US…but hey…the moon!

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vtbb Mar 29, 2026 +7

I don’t think NASA funding is the biggest issue regarding how federal tax dollars are spent.

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imanchats Mar 29, 2026 +5

I agree. Fully support this research. Just don’t have any faith on any progress here in the US.

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hgwelz Mar 29, 2026 +1

Do we know where on the moon? Are there prime locations?

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Theferael_me Mar 29, 2026 +1

Trying to do it on the c**** in cahoots with the notorious liar, Elon Musk, is not going to work, lol

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Genius-Imbecile Mar 29, 2026 +1

20 billion seems c**** for a base on the moon.

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ReleaseFromDeception Mar 30, 2026 +3

It isn't enough.

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Jerry_Loler Mar 30, 2026 +1

Cool. Now all they need is a vehicle capable of landing on the moon and they'll be set.

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capaho Mar 30, 2026 +1

Someone in the government has been watching For All Mankind on AppleTV+.

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jkshok93 Mar 30, 2026 +1

Boots! On the Moon!

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Cute-Ad2879 Mar 30, 2026 +1

John Madden.

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tmac4969 Mar 30, 2026 +1

Probably with a giant Trump sign on top of it

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Star_Denizen Mar 30, 2026 +1

Damn that’s almost the cost of 1 Iran war.

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defiant-raven Mar 30, 2026 +1

It's like money doesn't matter anymore, who cares about the national debt

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CJDistasio Mar 30, 2026 +1

Before the end of Trump’s term just means Trump wants to put his name on the moon in some way.

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_Crashlander_ Mar 29, 2026 +1

Nothing to do on the moon. Science abandoned.

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HonoredPeople Mar 29, 2026

Umm. No. We’ve got way too many problems. Way too many. Like having a draft, going into a 20+ year war and a tanking global economy. This is a distraction.

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Wild_Read9062 Mar 30, 2026

Here’s a wild idea: maybe we could fix one, just one of the f****** real problems our country is wrestling with. Homelessness Child care Education Housing Health care Mental care The budget deficit Oil dependence Climate change Clean energy Bad infrastructure Elder care Monopolistic consolidation Wealth inequality Growing water shortages Environmental damage from consumer cycles International relations… And so much more. Pick f****** one!

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SugarSwayyy Mar 29, 2026 -2

$20 billion is a huge investment, but a moon base would be an incredible leap for humanity.

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Then_Journalist_317 Mar 30, 2026 +4

"a moon base would be an incredible leap for humanity" The moon is uninhabitable for humans. A better way to spend the funds would be to provide suitable housing for all U.S. residents.

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femme_mystique Mar 30, 2026 +1

NASA is about 3% of the budget. It gives us a lot of new technology we use in every day life. Most of your tax money is going to war, which only helps the billionaire class.

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KAJed Mar 30, 2026 +1

Sending up a moon base helps no one. Posting the same drivel multiple times doesn’t make this any less silly.

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