(03-29-2026, 10:01 AM)F2d5thCav Wrote: "Blue Origin" is going dark. Word is that NASA is anxious to "touch" certain areas of the Moon's surface because that establishes who (legally) has the right to do things (like mineral extraction, base building etc.) there. And the parts of the Moon that face earth are more valuable because it greatly eases communications between the two worlds.
Lots going on about which little is being said. And we can't expect our incurious mass media to mention it.
No doubt the race for the Moon and its minerals is well and truly on mate not to mention its strategic value.
Truth be told in 2026 we should already have a functioning base there but our governments have bigger priorities like war to spend our money on.