• NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    This is the culmination of a lot of hard work, blood, sweat, and tears from a lot of engineers. It is the furthest thing from expansionism.

    Its probably the only decent thing the U.S. is doing right now that I don’t feel bad about.

      • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
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        18 hours ago

        They’re looping around it, going farther than any humans ever, and scanning the whole thing for mineral deposits and possible base construction sites. The plan is to build a base then shipyard to go out farther from there.