@Gargron

yup, the #USA fucking sucks

that dampers enthusiasm for #Artemis #Artemis2 #ArtemisII

i say:

be happy for #JeremyHansen, first Canadian in deep #space

and his mission patch was designed by #Anishaabe artist #HenryGuimond, referencing the Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers

"Hansen asked Guimond to design a personal patch for his flight suit after participating in a vision quest at Turtle Lodge Centre of Excellence"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-indigenous-artist-artemis-ii-patch-9.7148013

#Canada #Indigenous

@Gargron

' #NASA astronaut #VictorGlover, recently named as the pilot of the #ArtemisII #Artemis2 #Artemis mission around the Moon, listens to #GilScottHeron's poem "Whitey on the Moon" twice a week on the way to work'

https://web.archive.org/web/20260330105128/https://www.axios.com/2023/04/18/nasa-astronaut-victor-glover-whitey-on-the-moon

A rat done bit my sister Nell
(with Whitey on the Moon)
Her face and arms began to swell
(and Whitey's on the Moon)
I can't pay no doctor bill
(but Whitey's on the Moon)
Ten years from now I'll be paying still
(while Whitey's on the Moon)

#BlackMastodon

@not2b @Gargron

the axios article is paywalled so i linked to an archive.org screenshot of it. the link isn't working? you can see part of the article if you strip off the archive.org part from the front of the url and thus get the original axios link

edit: the archive.org link works for me