Post #969816
2026-04-07 03:24 UTC
CTV News leads off the national news: "For the first time ever, human eyes observed the far side of an object that has long been the subject of human lore, fascination and marvel."
no.
no, no no. No. Come on. Most Apollo missions orbited the moon. 24 Apollo astronauts saw the far side of the moon.
Have we forgotten how that worked? There are lots of exciting angles to this Artemis mission; it's embarrassing to lead the news with this basic error.
Replies (3)
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@intothewestaway@mastodonapp.uk 2026-04-07 03:30
@shayman@cosocial.ca Thank you. I can't figure the ignorance.
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@dnorman@cosocial.ca 2026-04-07 03:33
@shayman@cosocial.ca at least they didn't call it The Dark Side™?
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@atomicbird@mastodon.social 2026-04-07 03:41
@shayman@cosocial.ca China even landed a probe on the far side