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".

#Artemis #Artemis2

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Xavier Ashe

21h ago

@davidnjoku One of the aspects I've enjoyed about it is that I relate to the level of joy that the ground crew and astronauts have displayed. Like I'm not in love with the moon, but they are. And you can tell that they are so excited! Hearing their live reactions to different events was concentrated happiness.

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David Njoku 21h ago

@Xavier Maybe that's what I'm missing. I've not listened to that, so I'm still thinking of it as something Trump has done, rather than something some hardworking science geeks have achieved.

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Wraithe

@davidnjoku @Xavier I had the livestream on in my office and it was enjoyable.
When they came out from behind the moon and Trump called, I thought “that’s a hell of a punishment for coming out from behind the moon” and turned it off.

This was something done despite him, he’s been cutting NASA budget. It’s European engines, much more a humanity is doing this kind of thing.

But I absolutely get where you’re coming from.