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What if we teleported the oceans to Mars? (www.youtube.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The amount of money the US governemnt has spent rescuing Matt Damon from things is staggering.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hey!, China also helped in the Martian!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I find it funny how "we don't have a spare booster" seemed like a realistic plot point at the time. Given today's launch market, it seems silly that their only options were "expropriate a booster meant for a Saturn probe" or "beg China for help".