Best reason for rejecting a trip to the Moon (safety guaranteed)

whoops i didn't update the firmware you're going to mercury now

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The surface of the moon is gorgeous (I treasure my copy of Michael Light's Full Moon).

There are desert landscapes in the American Southwest like White Sands and Great Sand Dunes NPs which are very similarly gorgeous, which are still possible to visit for < $100 camping gear and < $200 fuel/fare from here, where one can sleep on the warm sands, stars above, without fear of suffocating because a valve got stuck.

space still fake btw:

space confirmed fake pic.twitter.com/36siPGN1o7

— warrior cop (@wyatt_privilege) May 31, 2020