Why Work on Robots and Rockets: Building Bases on Moon and Mars
verdakorz · x · 2026-08-30
Expresses the motivation behind working on robotics and rockets: the belief that rockets will likely send robots to the Moon and Mars to build bases for humanity. This highlights the fragility of humans as a biological species in outer space and the necessity of using machines for interstellar exploration and construction.
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