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TheMurku t1_j6xqcld wrote

'supplies' made me think you were referring to Life Support.

Apologies.

Seeing 'getting to orbit is halfway to anywhere' in Solar System terms what you suggest is absolutely the goal. It's called 'in-situ resource utilization', or ISRU. Water as a Reaction Mass (either as itself in NTRS or as a source of hydrogen) is the core material ISRU will seek.

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super_twis t1_j6xlz5y wrote

If you're not under dark skies you'll probably struggle, even with binoculars. I live in a city and could make it out with my 120mm scope but definitely couldn't see it with binoculars.

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