Well, they could definitely get to the moon, but you have to actually need something from the moon. Apparently, the thing that we would need from the moon would be tritium which could theoretically power fusion. At present, it just doesn't exist in sufficient quantity on earth to make fusion viable.

Obviously you don't live on the moon JUST to live on the moon. At that point you may as well colonize the Sahara and the Atacama deserts!

I think we know we're not at the center of the universe! Problem is that you actually need a destination that has something attractive for humans.

When the European explorers 'discovered' the Americas, they found silver, tobacco, sugar, and things that: 1. had value in Europe; and 2. were actually transportable to Europe.

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