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2026-04-10 21:57 UTC
@PoLaRobs@fediscience.org For journalists, the replacement of Shuttle with Ares/Constellation/SLS/Artemis has always been so obviously pork that it was not worth asking. But they are quick to point out the costs of the project to nowehere because their spin is to show NASA can't do anything anymore. Ability to launch Artemis II was a HUGE step for NASA to disprove that narrative. SpaceX has yet to reach orbit with its monster, and nowhere near able to land on moon as promised as part of contract with NASA.
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@PoLaRobs@fediscience.org 2026-04-10 22:29
@jfmezei@cosocial.ca Even if something is obvious to those in the know this doesn't excuse journalists for not asking people to articulate the justification for the vast investment of public money. Humans going into space is one of the activities that many of them get so excited about that they forget the basic principles of their role.