Are We Going to the Moon?

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i feel like a million things could have gone differently in the space programme. The pursuit of fusion, we've learnig a lot about plasmaphysics that we've an able to deploy in industries like semi conductor manufacturing. We talyhe can achieve what may be humanity's crowning scientific achievement. And if we can carry forward this momentum and get more people interested in it and inspire the next generation of scientists who are going to be inheriting this project and actually carrying it over the finished line.

Scientists are closer than ever to harnessing fusion power — the same process that powers the sun — by essentially making a small star here on Earth. Fusion could give humanity its best shot at solving the climate crisis, but the technology has yet to be perfected and would require billions more in investments. Is it worth the bet?

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