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SmuckSlimer t1_iy8p1yp wrote

Some huge chunk of the debt the US government has had was always in bonds issued. People wanted to see their investments grow, so they bought government bonds. This, on the books, is a debt. Last I checked like 80% of the debt was domestic and voluntarily done by the investor each cycle.

The US government debt is not going anywhere. Also, if you balance the budget, the next president will just spend it on whatever they get lobbied to.

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fireatthecircus t1_iy8owo3 wrote

It—the Orion Capsule—IS definitely currently orbiting the moon. Neat link though, thanks.

“Orion performed an 88-second engine burn Friday…that successfully inserted the spacecraft into a distant retrograde orbit (DRO) around the moon as planned.”

“The capsule will leave lunar orbit with an engine burn on Dec. 1, then start heading home to Earth.”

https://www.space.com/artemis-1-orion-arrive-orbit-moon

EDIT: Parent comment nope'd out. Neat link they posted that i mentioned above (visualizes mission progress/trajectory): https://www.nasa.gov/specials/trackartemis/

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