Don't want to piss on anyone's chips, and I definitely tuned in, but I'm slightly underwhelmed by us going for a jaunt round the moon. Everything is so dire down here, I'd be happier to see clean energy initiatives, or diplomatic breakthroughs, or the puncturing of the worldwide far right. I don't derive a lot of hope from seeing people burn more fuel to do things we've already done, this isn't For All Mankind.

@rgarner I am sort of with you. The original space programme did provide science and was exciting.

But Musk and his ridiculousness has destroyed all of the excitement of space travel.

I do think, at this point, the money and resources need to be focussed on earth and our problems.

@SteveClough maybe I'm wrong? Maybe it provides hope and a thing for thinkers to galvanise around?

@rgarner @SteveClough Artemis has nothing to do with advancing science or increasing the human body of knowledge. It's about mining Helium-3 as a fuel source.

[EDIT: To be clear, I concur with your sentiment!]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_policy_of_the_first_Trump_administration

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/01/lunar-prospectors-the-businesses-looking-to-mine-the-moon

Space policy of the first Trump administration - Wikipedia