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
Show threadLaura Ekstrand, Rebel Arc
@kottke I'm terrified they won't make it back safely thanks to politically motivated staff and funding cuts and a push to look good globally for the administration....
Apr 3 at 4:47amWeb