Somebody not want us there? ... or is it that there just aren't any cows to tip on the moon?

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… First the Japanese lander is upside down… now this
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/02/23/moon-landing-private-odysseus-nasa/e7ccc77a-d269-11ee-ac8b-765284b5203e_story.html

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#2

Notice in the video message, “ I can say ‘without’ a doubt we are on the surface.”
They shut off the cameras that were supposed to show the landing…?

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#3

The advantage to being on the Moon’s South Pole first?
Is that second place, can’t stand on its own.
First may not advertise it’s inherent advantage; so second’s only clue, may be
an upside-down presence[going w/today’s blog of fraud/crime, as a spec-based business plan].

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#4

I notice in every version of this story it is referred to as a “private space company” as if it is some ma and pa operation in the space exploration field, but this company is funded by NASA contracts, like all the “private” space exploration companies.

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#5

… private = proprietary … so don’t even ask … not required to tell anyone anything.

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#6

I smell a kipper, just sayin’

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#7

Did Marvin the Martian get tired of cleaning solar panels on Martian landers and decide to expand his operations to the Moon?

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