Post #1066819

2026-04-11 00:56 UTC

This is a great summary of why it has been so satisfying to watch humble, distinguished competence in action on this journey. We’re desperate for a reminder of what has and can be in the face of abject, corrupt weaponized stupidity. #artemis #space #nasa https://lizplank.substack.com/p/artemis-ii-is-competency-porn-and

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@gonzo_askold@mastodon.social 2026-04-11 05:50

@bsletten except microsoft

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@martinvermeer@fediscience.org 2026-04-11 08:09

@bsletten So true, so true. And yet, as I have pointed out, the mission is in a way a replication of the Columbiad mission just after the Civil War, courtesy of the Baltimore Gun Club, at a time when the promise of technology seemed open-ended. https://fediscience.org/@martinvermeer/111896017713222867 Jules Verne was a remarkable judge of character. He just knew that, if anyone ever was going to do something as wildly impossible as this, it would be Americans. Nothing is impossible. Now go and get guns off the streets, and everybody proper health insurance!

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@Shodo@bonn.social 2026-04-11 08:27

@bsletten Hell, yeah. Competency overflow. 🥹

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@MatthewKay@musician.social 2026-04-11 13:46

@bsletten https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=goh2x_G0ct4

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@orman@furry.engineer 2026-04-11 15:12

@bsletten I had that thought last night when they were talking about how the descent path was perfectly on target. NASA have incredibly high standards and it's become unusual for an institute to keep them rather than compromise in the name of saving money

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