kottke.org1d ago
“If Artemis II is successful, the astronauts will be the first humans to reach the moon’s orbit in more than 50 years, and their path around its far side will take them farther into the universe than any human being has previously traveled.” https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/artemis-moon-launch-trump/686661/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZ0fNOSfoCs5Ae2CU41BTIqk
Why Doesn’t Anybody Realize We’re Going Back to the Moon?

On the ground at the Trump era’s most important space launch

The Atlantic
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Because all the American newspapers and TV stations would rather quote every word of a narcissistic dumbass President than tell us about how amazing humans can be when they work together on something really difficult
Apr 3 at 1:41amWeb
Show threadthriftwicker1d ago
@GofLeisure @kottke Yup, we've all been a little too distracted by the swiftly crumbling clown show we are living in right now.