Artemis II is unlikely to be the cultural touchstone Apollo 8 was, and that's OK
arstechnica.com
NASA has struggled to deal with the widespread sentiment that NASA has “been there, done that."
  • moroni@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    I think the political goal is to build a base in the Moon surface and start exploring resources. Whoever gets there first can claim territory and start exploring its resources, send material back to earth and sell it at a premium to other nations. It’s a colonialism mindset.