Angus McIntyreThe reason why the Artemis mission has everyone so fascinated is because it is a showcase for the efforts of people who are very, very good at their jobs, at a time when the news cycle is dominated by people who are not merely terrible at their jobs, but awful human beings as well.
the 1998 Sega Saturn RPG, Baroque 🔞@angusm It has gotten people in Houston excited about space travel in a way we haven't been able to be in such a long time - and it wasn't even launched here. Even a lot of the "space program" stuff we've seen in the past decade has been either SpaceX exploding test ships or 100% commercial for profit. It's nice seeing folks just so amazed and delighted by trained personnel going to space and acknowledging the work they put in, and the history of people who went up before them. Especially the people too young to have "Challenger trauma", even secondhand. They got to watch this mission and just enjoy something for once that wasn't war or hate or other trash.