Elon Musk wants to cut government spending so nothing should be off the non-mandatory expense and that includes his Space-X Program. The moon takes a few days to get to and a few to get back. Maybe a few weeks on the moon is possible but not much more time.  It is not possible due to the lack of gravity. We can’t keep sending a new base crew every couple of months. The cost would soon eat up the entire budget.

            Even more expensive is the Mars Project. The plans for that program will cost hundreds of billions of dollars. It takes two years to get there and two to get back. The Astronaut’s muscles will be like jelly. Their bones will be soft and many organs may not function back on Earth. A permanent station is just a dream so save that money for the uses we will need on a warming planet Earth.

            If Musk wants people’s support then the first cuts should be to cut his own programs or fund it himself. How can we support the effort if the richest man on Earth wants to cut help to the rest of Americans and not help to himself?