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randomNumber7yesterday at 7:01 PM1 replyview on HN

> That doesn't seem a lot to explore a new frontier and expand the scope of humanity.

There is no gain in knowledge from this mission. It's more like cheering for your favorite soccer team.


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JumpCrisscrossyesterday at 8:59 PM

> There is no gain in knowledge from this mission

This is wrong. We’re learning a lot about the new life-support systems. (Courtesy of the ESA.) We’re also going to learn more about the heat shield on 10 April.

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