Post #2790643
2026-04-12 17:08 UTC
@donlamb_1@mastodon.online @PoLaRobs@fediscience.org If the images had the same impact as the Blue Marble image in the 60s - then maybe it is worth it.
Unfortunately there is little excitement about these images outside of the space nerd (term of endearment) community.
The world was not unified behind the fate of the Artemis astronauts - too much really important stuff for too many humans on the too hot Earth to worry about.
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@PoLaRobs@fediscience.org 2026-04-12 17:54
@rhempel@cosocial.ca @donlamb_1@mastodon.online Hmm. How much impact should we expect for the investment of $4Bn in this mission alone? As you say, there are too many other things going on today that many people are concerned about. Back in the late 60s the Apollo missions were a welcome distraction for many from the cold war, which had reached a state of stalemate.