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Impressive mission but I feel it's not capturing the public attention because it's actually a step back from the mission 50 years ago when they actually landed

Impressive mission but I feel it's not capturing the public attention because it's actually a step back from the mission 50 years ago when they actually landed men on the moon with tech that was orders or magnitude simpler and less powerful.

globular-toast 6mo ago
I think it you ask the average person they're more surprised that people haven't been going to the moon for the past 50 years. In people's minds it's a solved problem and it's been boring for decades now. If supersonic air travel came back it would only interest people because of reduced journey times. But this doesn't even have anything that directly benefits people so they don't care.
hermannj314 6mo ago
A diverse and inclusive crew, a publically-funded mission, an emphasis on science and discovery, and government investment in a long-term strategy, not a quick politcal win. This current administration has made sure these things never happen again, Artemis is very much the swan song of an America that has died. I am not interested in watching our corpse twitch and calling it life.
- palata 6mo ago
  > an emphasis on science and discovery Sorry, what science and discovery is that bringing? I mean it's technically really cool, but I fail to see the science and discovery there.
  - hermannj314 6mo ago
    From NASA >> Under Artemis, NASA will send astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon for *scientific discovery*, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars. Yeah fuck me for thinking this was about that that.
    - palata 6mo ago
      Do you think they would say "with the same budget we can obviously make better science with unmanned missions, but people find the manned ones cooler"?
  - whackernews 6mo ago
    Why don’t you look it up instead of guessing? I mean even on the surface level, for me, exploring space is the most “science and discovery” thing you can do!
    - palata 6mo ago
      Curiosity, Perseverance, Rosetta. Those are science and discovery. Sending people in space? Mostly cool engineering.
fluidcruft 6mo ago
I've noticed there's a pretty big difference between the people who remember how routine shuttle flights became and the younger crowd at work. I do think Artimis is cool, but I will admit to being a bit jaded about it as a GenX who watched Challenger live in 2nd grade. The GenZ at work seem genuinely delighted. And that's pretty cool.

globular-toast 6mo ago

I think it you ask the average person they're more surprised that people haven't been going to the moon for the past 50 years. In people's minds it's a solved problem and it's been boring for decades now. If supersonic air travel came back it would only interest people because of reduced journey times. But this doesn't even have anything that directly benefits people so they don't care.

hermannj314 6mo ago

A diverse and inclusive crew, a publically-funded mission, an emphasis on science and discovery, and government investment in a long-term strategy, not a quick politcal win. This current administration has made sure these things never happen again, Artemis is very much the swan song of an America that has died. I am not interested in watching our corpse twitch and calling it life.

palata 6mo ago
> an emphasis on science and discovery Sorry, what science and discovery is that bringing? I mean it's technically really cool, but I fail to see the science and discovery there.
- hermannj314 6mo ago
  From NASA >> Under Artemis, NASA will send astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon for *scientific discovery*, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars. Yeah fuck me for thinking this was about that that.
  - palata 6mo ago
    Do you think they would say "with the same budget we can obviously make better science with unmanned missions, but people find the manned ones cooler"?
- whackernews 6mo ago
  Why don’t you look it up instead of guessing? I mean even on the surface level, for me, exploring space is the most “science and discovery” thing you can do!
  - palata 6mo ago
    Curiosity, Perseverance, Rosetta. Those are science and discovery. Sending people in space? Mostly cool engineering.

fluidcruft 6mo ago

I've noticed there's a pretty big difference between the people who remember how routine shuttle flights became and the younger crowd at work. I do think Artimis is cool, but I will admit to being a bit jaded about it as a GenX who watched Challenger live in 2nd grade. The GenZ at work seem genuinely delighted. And that's pretty cool.