Mastodawn

Even though I am generally interested in science and technology, I have found it impossible to get excited about Artemis II.

I'm not quite sure. Maybe it's because America isn't exactly my favourite country these days because ... well, you know why. Or maybe it's because, contrary to what I'd always assumed, these things are a lot more jingoistic than I thought. It's not "Mankind is going to the moon", it's "America is beating China to the moon".

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Twotired

@davidnjoku I think for me, one reason is that I haven’t heard anything at all about the scientific purpose of the mission. Like, I’ve heard that they’re going to look at the other side of the moon, but nothing about what they’re looking *for*, or what kind of data they want to collect, or what questions it might answer. It feels more like a stunt, or at best a proof of concept, than actual exploration.