Alot of Space discussion this week. First MERV Ballistic Missile launched into space and detonated on Ukraine. Elon Musk and his Mars Exploration. Niel Tyson Degrasse the fake AstroPhysicist talks shit in a very triggered fashion on Bill Maher. Space X New Space Ship Test Flight.
So a few tidbits.
The space treaty says weapons a no no, especially with the moon in mind. Nobody can own it despite the USA staked a flag on it.
Musk wants to go to mars, WITHOUT VENTURE CAPITAL, definately triggered Niel Tyson on the show. Side note BIll Gates is manufacturing Carbon Dioxide "Suckers" that capture our air and compress the caron dioxide into a dense liquid. This has been surmised could be used to "Terra Form Mars" and has pulled Elon into the Government 'Tool' debate.
Just a start on the space treaty because back when it was signed the current form of Russia did not exist. So are they exempt ?
Fun stuff to unpack, because I am still in shock from the MERV weapon display while the MSM blacks it out. Football is a more popular hashtag on X.
Without delay, the Outer Space Treaty !
https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/treaties/outerspacetreaty.html
If we get actual colonies on Mars, or Moon, or anywhere, started by private companies like Musk's: who will force that thing there? Well, maybe while they depend on Earth, but what if they manage to become independent, or with enough resources - lots of those up there - that Earth is rather more depending on them than the other way around?
Or even if it is by some country like China on the Moon, couldn't they just withdraw once they own the high ground? As far as I understand the ideas for a war from the Moon, as Robert Heinlein depicts in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" are fairly valid, it would be the high ground, and it's a lot harder to attack them from here than for them, once they have any larger infrastructure there and in the space between Earth and the Moon, to attack us, all they'd need would be to "just" starting to "drop" rocks on Earth, or threat to do that.
Just don’t be in Buenos Aires when they start dropping rocks.
Wrong book. The Loonies aimed at places easier to evacuate and warned in time to do that, at least for their first drops during the war for Lunar independence. :)
I know. My grok must off. ;-)
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