You people still don't get it...
and its unlikely that the "mars enthusiasts" here at (barely)HabitableZone ever will...
THE reason for returning to the Moon is to build the best possible planetary defense system possible.
THE way to do that at an affordable cost is as an international effort - no one nation, including the US, can afford to do it alone
SOMEDAY the light will finally come on, if not for the "mars enthusiasts", then for everybody else...
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