NASA sends four people to the Moon to prove they can burn through money faster than Liepāja Olympic Center's pool maintenance
Americans have finally discovered how to blow billions of dollars in nine days — by sending four people to look at the Moon from a distance like tourists.
NASA today proved they can be just as efficient at burning money as Liepāja Olympic Center is at heating pool water in winter. Four brave astronauts embarked on a 9.5-day excursion around the Moon, paying just a couple billion dollars for the chance to say: 'I've been closer to the Moon than any human in the last 52 years.'
While Riga is still pondering whether to invest money in tram lines, Americans are already planning to build a base on the Moon's surface by 2028. The mission crew includes three Americans and one Canadian, because apparently they needed someone who knows how to apologize when things don't go according to plan.
They plan to fly 6,400 kilometers beyond the Moon, which is farther than any human has been in space. That's roughly the same distance as from Liepāja to Australia, just upward. As one local space enthusiast at a Kurzeme tavern said: 'We here fly into space with our minds every day when we see our utility bills.'
The only question is: will they return with the same facial expressions as Liepāja residents after a winter pool visit at the Olympic Center, when they realize how much it costs?
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