Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it.
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@Gargron your choices for Space on this level is either US , China, Russia or India none of which are being very nice right now …
Oh or a Billionaire and we know how lovely they are
RE: https://mastodon.social/@markmccaughrean/116340135453431627
@64bithero @Gargron just a reminder the US isn't doing this alone.
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron I’m an American and I feel the same.
This should be something to be proud of, but... to be honest... I'm just sad and angry right now.
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron every day I'm glad being on this social network compared to anywhere else. Thank you!
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron The "funny" thing is that this moon mission is somewhat of a reboot of the original one: While Armstrong stepped on the moon there was a bloody and unjust conflict running in Vietnam...
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
surprised anybody cares about the pitiful distraction of taking a spin around the moon -- something we already did in 1968
we already know some pix of earth from the moon are not 'science" nor do they bring peace on earth& now the space industry is mostly that, an industry to expand the pockets and egos of billionaires who traffic women & will stop at nothing to make sure the majority of people are never free
bah humbug i say!!!
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron I could not care less about Artemis II right now, and I don't care what that makes me.
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
yup, the #USA fucking sucks
that dampers enthusiasm for #Artemis #Artemis2 #ArtemisII
i say:
be happy for #JeremyHansen, first Canadian in deep #space
and his mission patch was designed by #Anishaabe artist #HenryGuimond, referencing the Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers
"Hansen asked Guimond to design a personal patch for his flight suit after participating in a vision quest at Turtle Lodge Centre of Excellence"
Manitoba Anishinaabe artist designs patch for Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen ahead of Artemis II launch | CBC News
A patch designed by an Anishinaabe artist from Manitoba is set to travel into deep space during the upcoming Artemis II mission as astronaut Jeremy Hansen prepares to become the first Canadian to orbit the moon.
CBC (www.cbc.ca)
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron Same.
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron As an American I also feel the same.
For one of my posts I did draft and delete a comment saying something similar, but didn't want to feel like a downer. I respect the honesty.
The other side of it is that the current US budget means NASA is killing science missions to ensure putting humans back on the moon is it's #1 priority. In 2026 I don't believe the scientific value is there to choose the least economic way to study the moon.
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron missed opportunity to persuade a certain individual that space travel is very bigly great and see how far a human can actually go
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
It's not an honest U.S. American Moon mission, without a cruel war going on that was initiated by the USA.
Vietnam... Iran, what's a few geopolitical details among friends?
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
tell the truth, you're sad about the strikes in Novorossiysk
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron You might be surprised to learn how many parts of the Artemis missions are actually from Europe via ESA and other parts of the world. The US doesn't like to share that, but it's true
Example: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Orion/European_Service_Module
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@Gargron missed opportunity to persuade a certain individual that space travel is very bigly great and see how far a human can actually go
@sarble Give a septuagenarian a chance to be the first man on the Sun?
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tell the truth, you're sad about the strikes in Novorossiysk
@buzz Why would I be sad about that?
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron Same...and I'm an American.
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron It's not the astronauts or the NASA team putting this all together bombing Iran though.
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You can point out that the US regime sucks and hope they get their ass handed to them, and yet still be excited about this mission.
There is a trend of sweeping generalization, in lots of other areas as well, killing all nuance. I watch this with worry. -
Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron
I wish I had the energy to muster more enthusiasm for this historic mission. But as the world is burning, my mind and priorities are elsewhere. -
Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron I just think of it as nasa doing it and not US. Plus it wasn't nasa alone, it was nasa + esa + other countries. They just launched from US
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Normally I'd be more excited about a moon mission, but I'd vastly prefer if any other nation was doing it. Can't really care about it when the US is bombing civilian bridges in Iran and then bombing the first responders (and as of today, apparently announcing genocide. Not their first time, I guess).
@Gargron I put it like this: "Every dollar spent for a space mission is a dollar not spent for war"
It helps me at least
