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Lucy Werner's avatar

Wow. I can honestly say this has been such a thought-provoking piece. I've never thought long and hard about all of these things, and you make so much sense. I wonder if it could work for an opinion piece when those two astronauts do land.

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Kasey Butcher Santana's avatar

Thanks so much! I like your idea for timing it as an opinion piece. That story just keeps shifting! I hope they write a book about the experience once they're back home.

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Lucy Werner's avatar

Yes exactly, I think there are so many moments you could hijack to bring this story to life!

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Kasey Butcher Santana's avatar

I’ll be thinking that over!

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Ian Simbotin's avatar

Right on, sister... the entirety of the manned-mission space "exploration" is misguided, and is a terrible waste of money. The space station is a megalomaniacal enterprise akin to the building of pyramids in ancient Egypt or the moai statues on Easter Island. We now put pyramids in orbit—how ridiculous is that?! The only way to do space exploration is with unmanned missions, and there have already been so many successful ones.

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Kasey Butcher Santana's avatar

I thought about referencing to some of the stunning images from the Webb Telescope, but it didn't quite fit. Those deep-space cameras do incredible work. I sympathize with people who want to explore space themselves, but we have so much yet to learn (and fix!) on our own miraculous planet.

Thank you for reading!

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