fringecar t1_itd8biy wrote on October 22, 2022 at 7:22 PM

Wait they just announced they are landing on the moon, and they are doing it next month?

Doesn't this stuff take years and billions of dollars? Have my news apps been feeding me garbage and I'm clueless about a ton of cool shit just because the US isn't doing it?

supapuerco t1_itdydcf wrote on October 22, 2022 at 10:29 PM

They’re not launching it, SpaceX is. So it's US launch capability. ispace made the lander and hired out the launch. Which is still cool!

arevealingrainbow t1_itflpo1 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 7:54 AM

Lmao SpaceX is going to beat Boeing to the moon despite them not making the rockets for the Artemis mission? Lmao. Absolutely embarrassing.

supapuerco t1_ithnsnk wrote on October 23, 2022 at 6:48 PM

I don't think this would be the first (unmanned) lunar mission launched by SpaceX. Not sure how many there have been. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/04/science/korea-moon-spacex-launch.html

BootlegEngineer t1_itgf9fs wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:41 PM

Now it all makes sense.

axecrazyorc t1_itdbpns wrote on October 22, 2022 at 7:46 PM

I mean. Yeah, if you’re American. Most of our news would rather we forget other countries exist until we’re at war with them. Can’t have us comparing them to the US realizing we’re getting shit and expected to be thankful.

parkalag t1_itdnb7k wrote on October 22, 2022 at 9:06 PM

I mean it’s not crewed. It’s not easy but certainly not a billion dollar endeavor if you do it correctly. They’re also not the first to try. Just next in line to be the first to succeed