If a number climbs, say that.

If it climbs and falls, that is a spike, say that.

Words have meanings. learn them.

The story is now, a day later, on the NASA Maven webpage.

So: Incompetent and/or just plain lazy government workers.

Plonk.

So you are arguing that instead of a blanket ban, to limit their population they should keep out religious nutters and let in clever people.
Sounds reasonable.

I hope the rest of the world does that, and the religious countries destroy themselves, not civilization.

There is nothing about this at NASA's Maven webpage or NASA's main News webpage.

That is either gross incompetence or NASA is deliberately trying to suppress the story.

Either way, heads should roll.

Make it fucking so.

Google Glasses ? No, definitely not.

Google Glasses with Google AI ? HELL THE FUCK NO !

Glad they added "that hits it".

You mean: That would be "unconstitutional".

I'm sure we can make a deal.

To control your garage door oooopeners.

The Beastie Boys are boomers.

Now get off my driveway.

A large majority of Americans understand that climate change is real.

And fix your shitty font.

> > They voted for Trump for a variety of reasons.
  >
  > Yes, but relaxing the environmental regulations is one of the things he promised, so whoever voted for him either liked it or was not that opposed to it.

Or, obviously, they did not know about this or they thought he would not be so stupid as to actually carry out yet another of his silly promises or they preferred him for other reasons which outweighed this.

Expecting others, especially those with far less resources, to do something to save yourself instead of doing something yourself is not a good way to behave.

They voted for Trump for a variety of reasons.
That does not mean they cannot be opposed to lots of the stupid shit he does.
And that does not change the fact that saving the planet and the future public while inconveniencing the present public is a case where the government SHOULD make laws.

I think adaptors are relatively simple.

I suspect a lander could be made to fit inside Starship.

The man rating is the hard part I think, and that will be easier for a small craft like BO's lander(s) than a large one like Starship.
The BO lander can use a simple, single-shot engine like the Apollo LEM ( which I hope BO have already tested comprehensively ) whereas Starship will need to be tested with (I think) multiple relighting engines on the surface ( which AFAIK Spacex have not tested since the early SN tests, which launched from a stand. ).

I love Starship, it will totally change access to space, but a BO lander seems more likely to me at the moment.

So sometimes the market works, sometimes it doesn't and governments have to make laws.

Saving the planet and the future public while inconveniencing the present public is one of the latter cases .

This is not rocket science.