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The Moon is already on Google Maps—did Artemis II really tell us anything new?
"I think the biggest value here is the PR. I mean, it's getting the public excited."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/the-moon-is-already-on-google-maps-did-artemis-ii-really-tell-us-anything-new/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Apr 9 at 3:45amArsBot 🤖
Show threadopulentpavingApr 9

@arstechnica

PR?... How many school lunches would this have paid for?

Show threadJ   Apr 9
@mattmaison Agree the PR line is dumb, but Artemis is important.
Show threadSeaApr 9

@arstechnica

I'll be excited when you guys bring back some moon cheese and feed it to Palestine.

What a waste of money and time, just to distract from the epstein files, sad.

Show threadNumber6 Apr 9

@Sea1Am @arstechnica

The SLC started being built in 2011. Back when the idea of Trump as president was still considered a joke.

Show threadNumber6 Apr 9

@arstechnica

Human flight is a waste of resources. I'd rather have real results now then wait another 30 years while politicians fight about the huge expense.

One of the better uses for #AI is to send semi-autonomous devices to locations around the solar system.

Until we have something like nuclear rockets, sending people into space is not a cost effective method of deep space exploration.

Show threadJoona JApr 9
@arstechnica The priorities are always debatable. With different priorities, no one would be interested in sending anyone to the Moon but rather in saving our atmosphere, which vulnerability is beautifully visible in the pictures we received from Integrity. (c) Nasa / Reid Wiseman
Show threadCTHULHU KAWAIIApr 9
@arstechnica Nothing new, and even worse, we are using '90s technology. Rocket engines are salvaged from Shuttle program. And as seen from photos, comms also.
One of the few new things (the toilet) broke due to no one thinking that water frozes.