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YSK that humans will fly around the moon for the first time in a long time very soon

YSK that humans will fly around the moon for the first time in a long time very soon - Lemmy.zip

I think after Artemis 3 they are supposed to have regular annual trips or something happening to the moon. Their window opens on April first but it could be later if they have issues. Here are some NASA livestream links https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UjBMIzNo [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UjBMIzNo] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NaJklsJonD4 [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NaJklsJonD4]

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BarneyPiccolo 2d ago

Cool, they’re reproducing something they did 60 years ago with primitive tech, at 1000x the price. Quite the accomplishment.

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Telorand 2d ago

I understand your cynicism, but these missions are ones for which the astronauts have trained for years. The fact that we go to space at all is one of the few things we do as a species that is a feat we can celebrate, and NASA is still in the business of science, rather than billionaire joyrides to space.

The sheer amount of effort that has gone into space exploration and what we’ve learned each time is awe-inspiring, and it’s something we’ve collectively done, in spite of all the dumb politicking and arbitrary land boundaries.

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limer

While you are correct, NASA cannot send people to high earth orbit without endangering people. The crewed missions are dead in the water, but many do not realize this.

This situation exists because while NASA has increasingly severe political issues; the organization still has enough integrity to scrub the missions each time they are close to launch.

Other countries and private companies can later send astronauts safely. Nasa will require changes in American politics, that are not realistic, before they can get new ships and goals