Unpopular opinion: Hanging planet models in my living room has me leaning against the Mars push

I just finished a weekend project putting up model planets and stars on my ceiling, and it was more tricky than I thought. This whole thing showed me that with all the Mars talk, we might be forgetting how useful the moon could be as a first step, kind of like testing paint on a small spot before the whole wall. Do you feel the moon gets enough love in our space plans?

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wendy73010d ago

Man, I feel you on the tricky part. My own ceiling project ended with a Saturn model stuck to my hair after the adhesive gave out. I found the little clear glue dots worked way better for the lighter stars, and a bit of fishing line for the bigger planets. You're right about the moon, it's the perfect test run. We could work out so many basic problems there before betting everything on a Mars trip.

oscar_johnson9910d ago

I always thought going straight to Mars was the move, but your ceiling mess actually changed my view. Testing on the moon first is just WAY smarter.

the_brooke7d ago

Yeah, the "perfect test run" part is so true. I heard on a podcast that practicing on the moon lets us figure out how to live in real space dust, which is a huge deal for anywhere else. Starting small just makes sense.