We Are Going Back To The Moon!

We Are Going Back To The Moon!

Tomorrow morning, Australia will play a vital role in supporting #ArtemisII through the @canberradsn - the CDSCC (and as part of Australia's national science agency, CSIRO)
I spoke with folks at CDSCC, along with Associated Prof. Alice Gorman (Dr Space Junk), folks at NASA and more about this historical mission.
The CDSCC is not the only Aussie team that is working with the Artemis II mission - researchers from the Australian National University are also testing emerging technology that allows data to be transmitted via lasers, instead of radio waves at Mount Stromlo.
Importantly, Artemis II is going to set some new records that have not been attempted for 54 years.
And for the first time, the first woman, the first person of colour and the first non-American will travel to lunar space.
Godspeed, humans! Ad Astra!
https://www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/australias-key-role-artemis-lunar-return-missions
πΈ R.Mandow / Nic Vevers / ANU / ULA
#SpaceAustralia #SpaceExploration #Moon #MoonLanding #NASA #Astrodon
I'll *never* forget how we watched the first #moonLanding live in 1969. It was a "wonder" how they arrived with these Star-Trek-like clickediclick buttons and primitive computers.
In 2026, the announcements leave me completely cold. A fascist state is showing off, and an a-hole who litters #space and poisons the atmosphere has a hand in it. And then, despite all the technology available today, they canβt even manage a landing. For me: a story of #knowledge loss.
Surface of the moon photographed during the Apollo 11 mission, 1969