It wouldn't work for "securing the future of civilization," even if they were able to overcome the mountain of difficult and expensive engineering challenges.
Any sort of calamity that put human life on Earth in peril would mean the lunar colony would stop receiving support from Earth and would die off long before the last holdouts Earthside.
There's an incredibly long list of things they'd need shipped up to survive, none of which are needed on Earth. Because on Earth you can survive by primitive means if ne
Musk has been making bad predictions for decades now. Boots on Mars in 10 years, about 15 years ago now. Full self driving in 6 months, a decade ago. Starship was supposed to be flying regular missions by now, the new Roadster should have been delivered years ago (with booster rockets, according to Elon).
Snake oil? Paypal set a standard. (Sucks now) Tesla changed how people thought about electric cars, SpaceX revolutionized space travel and reduced costs an incredible amount. Starlink is pumping internet connectivity to the entire world at affordable rates. His, "Snake Oil" has done more good for the world than your entire family tree ever will.
I don't see you being a billionaire.. And most of his projects are actually moneymaking. Cybertruck isn't a fail, but it aldo isn't a grand success. That's the problem with Musk haters, they keep saying the same crap over and over, not even looking into if what they say is actually true. Musk is a dreamer, he has visions and wants to pursue those dreams, and yeah, he is a lot of times too optimistic, but in the end his drive gets the companies there. And he might not officially be an engineer (as he hasn't
Thankfully one already exists on the far side of the moon.
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It wouldn't work for "securing the future of civilization," even if they were able to overcome the mountain of difficult and expensive engineering challenges.
Any sort of calamity that put human life on Earth in peril would mean the lunar colony would stop receiving support from Earth and would die off long before the last holdouts Earthside.
There's an incredibly long list of things they'd need shipped up to survive, none of which are needed on Earth. Because on Earth you can survive by primitive means if ne
Musk has been making bad predictions for decades now. Boots on Mars in 10 years, about 15 years ago now. Full self driving in 6 months, a decade ago. Starship was supposed to be flying regular missions by now, the new Roadster should have been delivered years ago (with booster rockets, according to Elon).