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Luis D Louro reshared this.


A sober newspaper ought to be able to tell you the simple truth about Trump's "pledge" that American astronauts would plant the flag on Mars during his term. Here's the truth: That's not going to happen.

Instead the NY Times ties itself in knots. "Left many of the specifics unclear."

nytimes.com/2025/01/21/science…

in reply to James Gleick

Uh. Next Mars transfer window is in q4 2026. Getting a manned Starship ready by then would be, y'know, a challenge, considering that they're still working out Earth re-entry parameters. Never mind Mars.