Frank Slazer
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@FSlazer
Space exploration advocate 🚀 🛰️🌞🪐🌎🌓 & proud @SyracuseU alum 🍊 & @DLBA resident who knows that life's too short for bad weather! 😎 he/him 🏳️🌈 🇺🇦🇺🇸
The CLPS program has paid out around half a billion now(not including experiments) for one successful landing and has allocated 1.55 billion of the 2.5 billion cap through 2028. They have less than a billion to add 20+ new missions Math isn’t mathing
Hear me out. What if we made NASA Administrator an elected position, by the people, similar to that of a Governor / Congressman? Separate the appointment from the executive branch. The entire country votes for this person every 6 years. We need a continued focus to build bases on the Moon and Mars. The potential for leadership to change every 4 years is disruptive. Additionally, as citizens begin living in orbit and other heavenly bodies they will need a person on Earth to represent their interests. I don't want Jared in the White House, I want him where he is now, executing at the highest levels and at the speed necessary to dominate this new space race. 🇺🇸
To build a sustained human presence on the Moon, we are building @NASAMoonBase, prioritizing surface operations and scalable infrastructure. - Frequent robotic landings and mobility testing including MoonFall drones - Starting in 2027 nearly monthly cadence of equipment and rovers with scientific payloads landing on the Moon. - Investments in power, communications, and surface mobility - Scalable infrastructure to support long-term human presence The objective is clear: build the foundation for an enduring lunar base and take the next step toward Mars.
So what does Canada do with their 1 billion dollar Candarm 3 now? CSA could sell it to CLD provider but will take a massive loss, not a whole lot of demand out there for a highly specialized space arm.
“We should build a moon base” “Actually, let’s not go back to the Moon. Mars or bust” “Wait no, let’s do an asteroid” “Actually, back to the Moon. Except we don’t land and build a space station” “Maybe we use the space station to stage landers?” “We should build a moon base”
