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I think there are now only eight men still alive that flew to the moon and only four that walked on it. I hope there'll be some still alive to see the next pers
by jebarker 3y ago
I think there are now only eight men still alive that flew to the moon and only four that walked on it. I hope there'll be some still alive to see the next person walk on the moon.
- dylan604 3y agoI'm nowhere near the age of an Apollo astronaut, and I hope I'm alive to see the next person on the moon.
- ChicagoBoy11 3y agoIf Artemis goes on as planned, hopefully you'll just have to hold on at least a few more years!
- dylan604 3y agoHas anything about Artemis occurred as planned? Why would we be silly enough to expect it to start now?
- tekla 3y agoArtemis 1 flew without incident and Orion landed back on earth nominally and achieved all scientific objectives.
- dylan604 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_1 Launch date November 16, 2022, 06:47:44 UTC (1:47 am EST) "Artemis 1 was outlined by NASA as Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1) in 2012, at which point it was set to launch in 2017" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_2 "Launch date During preliminary reviews in 2011, the launch date was placed somewhere between 2019 and 2021, but afterwards the launch date was delayed to 2023 on an SLS launch vehicle.[25][26] Although, as of March 2023, the mission is pegged for a November 2024 launch,[1] the need to recycle and refurbish components from Orion that flew on Artemis 1 may push this back to later in 2024 or the first quarter of 2025" I'm getting older just reading it
- creaturemachine 3y agoConsidering the moon landing craft they've chosen is one that hasn't even reached space, I'd adjust your outlook to "decades."
- tekla 3y agoI have something to tell you about literally the Apollo program (October 27, 1961 -> December 19, 1972)
- V99 3y agoThat was the '60s, and the amount of risk accepted and stability of funding were completely different worlds. The entirety of first flight (Apollo 4) to first landing (11) was 20 months. Today just development of the SLS has been going for as long as the 11 years of Apollo program. We have exactly one uncrewed test launch to show for it, with another not planned for 24 months later (next November) and a landing looking like 2028 at the earliest and no reason to think it won't be delayed.
- ant6n 3y agoObligatory XKCD: https://xkcd.com/893/ https://xkcd.com/893/ Looks like about 7 years until the expected number of moon walkers drops below 1.0.
- daveslash 3y agoAs the number of people who have walked on The Moon dwindles, I've long wondered if there will every come a period in which we, as a species, can say "we have been to The Moon, but there is no one currently alive who has". I'd like to see us return before there is that gap in continuity. Fingers crossed for Artemis.
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- alephnerd 3y ago> next person walk on the moon. 2025-2026 if everything goes to plan at NASA The Chinese also announced that they will be attempting to build a lunar base with Russia, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, South Africa, UAE, and Belarus by 2035. I'm curious what JAXA, ESA, and ISRO are going to try with regards to human space flight. I know JAXA and ISRO work very closely with each other, but seem to be much more probe and rocket driven for financial reasons.
- chihuahua 3y agoMakes sense; if you want to build a lunar base, you gotta have Venezuela and Azerbaijan on your team, otherwise it's basically futile.
- ianlevesque 3y agoIn the United States the space race led to a ton of STEM education, and secondary technology use cases. It would amazing to get similar benefits in those countries.
- xwdv 3y agoWe need those benefits for the US.
- rayrey 3y agoFix the immigration system
- EFreethought 3y agoWe don't necessarily need to do that. We just need less anti-intellectualism and to reduce the power/influence of the religious right in the US.
- SoftTalker 3y ago
- eek2121 3y agoGimme a rocket and a space suit! I volunteer! No salary!
- 93po 3y agoI have no idea what physical shape Aldrin is in these days at 90 years old, but it's really interesting to think if he holds out another few years, he might be able to return if there's any realistic chance he could withstand the g forces and zero gravity.
- 77pt77 3y agoWell, he got married to a much younger woman. Can't be in very bad shape.
- anjel 3y agoFunny you should say that. The Buzz about Aldrin's Competency: https://lindleylawoffice.com/blog/2018/06/27/the-buzz-about-aldrins-competency/ https://lindleylawoffice.com/blog/2018/06/27/the-buzz-about-...
- pyinstallwoes 3y agoIf the children had any sense they’d just drop the project based on his request. The fact that they press on shows deception in my opinion. Unfortunately people try to profit off of their family. It is beyond shameful.
- mr_toad 3y agoI hear he still has a good right hook.
- wolf550e 3y agoYes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Apollo_astronauts#Apollo_astronauts_who_walked_on_the_Moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Apollo_astronauts#Apol...