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Re: Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

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Post by NetMageSCW » Sun, Apr 05, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC

baal80spam wrote: post #12

nasretdinov wrote: post #9

I like how most people's reactions at this point are "yeah, whatever", as if it's every day that humans observe the far side of the moon with a naked eye through a window :). We do know what it looks like and we have photos from the surface, yes, but seeing the reaction from real people who're actually there does hit different, at least for me

I see what you mean, but I kind of understand the reaction: what does this change in 99.99% of people lives? Nothing at all. It's not necessarily ignorance.

I think in this case more than 0.1% feel a bit of inspiration in a time of darkness.

Re: Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

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Post by InsideOutSanta » Sun, Apr 05, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC

hagbard_c wrote: post #51

b00ty4breakfast wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it's amazing, but I'll refer you to Gil Scott-Heron for my feelings on the matter A rat done bit my sister Nell With whitey on the moon Her face and arms began to swell And whitey's on the moon I can't pay no doctor bills But whitey's on the moon Ten years from now I'll be payin' still While whitey's on the moon The man just upped my rent last night Cause whitey's on the moon No hot water, no toilets, no lights But w…

Yes, I remember that nihilistic piece of race rage bait and I remember it well. Now that 'non-whitey' is gliding past the moon and has shown he is past all that race-rage baiting by stating that [1] this is just — this is human history ... It’s the story of humanity — not black history, not women’s history I hope that the like of Scott-Heron and those who like to push this type of narrative are willing to finally tak…

Why are you so angry about a black person's perspective of what the moon landing meant to them? Rather than putting a nail in the coffin of the "systemic racism narrative", your post underlines how long we still have to go as a society to take black people's perspectives seriously, rather than simply denigrating them as "race bait."

Re: Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

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Post by jedberg » Sun, Apr 05, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC

dotancohen wrote: post #90

delecti wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I sure hope they don't. Even just the hint of connecting this achievement to the supposed Christian nature of the US would reinforce a lot of the bad things in the world right now. Namely, that we're actively at war in the middle east (Christianity and Judaism vs Islam), in a burgeoning cold war with China (more Christianity vs "godless" communists), and run by an increasingly fascistic administration (the ties betwe…

I am not a Christian, but it was arguably the Christian value system which forged the government and institutions that made these achievements possible. Such progress happens only in high trust societies.

> but it was arguably the Christian value system which forged the government and institutions that made these achievements possible.

Many of the founders were specifically anti-Christian. They were deists, and believed in a higher power, but specifically rejected the idea of a divine intervention of God or Jesus.

Christians do not own the idea of being nice to others and trusting others.

Re: Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

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Post by jedberg » Sun, Apr 05, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC

cybermango wrote: post #5

They have live tracker you can follow https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis-ii/arow/

I've been using this one: https://issinfo.net/artemis.html

Better information density.

Re: Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

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Post by areoform » Sun, Apr 05, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC

It's interesting to me how cautious NASA is being with Artemis II. I wrote about the risk / mortality calculation behind this, but everything from the trajectory, the decision not to do an orbital insertion, the checkout in high-Earth orbit is very cautious.

I wish this mission took greater risks. Or, just at least go as far as Apollo 8, but stay for a bit longer, and try out new things. It would be fun to take a finicky low mass radio telescope experiment to the far side of the moon.

Re: Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

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Post by throwatdem12311 » Sun, Apr 05, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

layer8 wrote: post #92

throwatdem12311 wrote: post #55

edit: knee jerk reaction was wrong Still think what he said is worth hearing. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWvRjeEgecb/?igsh=MXZoYjZobDM...

What you link to is from a different interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpPTnR5jin0

thank you, as usual…knee jerk reaction was wrong, apologies and updated

I still liked what he had to say so gonna leave up the link itself

Re: Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

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Post by cmrdporcupine » Sun, Apr 05, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

Just some humans doing proper awesome human stuff and being good people advancing international brotherhood and scientific advancement.

Love seeing our Ontario native Jeremy Hansen on the microphone, and those two flags properly positioned beside each other.

I'm not a Christian today, but was raised that way. This is the hopeful message I want to see on this day, and the true meaning of the symbol. Hope for all humankind. Working together.

Re: Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

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Post by NetMageSCW » Sun, Apr 05, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

_fw wrote: post #39

Am I losing it? They can’t be seeing the far side of the moon right now, because they haven’t adjusted course to go round the far side of the moon yet… So does this suggest the BBC is wrong and it’s the side of the moon we’re used to seeing, but just it’s “dark”? But then the astronauts are saying it’s weird seeing the moon in a whole new light (excuse the paraphrasing pun). I don’t understand.

They did that change a long time ago. They are on a course to go around the Moon from the TLI burn (trans lunar injection) Thursday at 7:49pm EDT. They don’t need any more burns for that.

Re: Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

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Post by onraglanroad » Sun, Apr 05, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

raverbashing wrote: post #34

izzydata wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People are struggling to afford every day life and we are surrounding by crazy things every day like cellphones talking to satellites in space. On any objective measure it is definitely amazing to send humans to the moon, but there are more pressing issues for most people right now. If we as a species had more of our ducks in a row we may be able to better celebrate this as the achievement for humankind that it is.

Yeah your life must really suck if you only care about immediate hurdles and pains without making room for hope or creativity

Well yes. For too many people, life does suck for that very reason.

That's not something to mock people for; it's a problem to apply your mind to and fix.

Re: Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

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Post by neurostimulant » Sun, Apr 05, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC

areoform wrote: post #115

It's interesting to me how cautious NASA is being with Artemis II. I wrote about the risk / mortality calculation behind this, but everything from the trajectory, the decision not to do an orbital insertion, the checkout in high-Earth orbit is very cautious. I wish this mission took greater risks. Or, just at least go as far as Apollo 8, but stay for a bit longer, and try out new things. It would be fun to take a fin…

> I wish this mission took greater risks

It's already risky enough: https://idlewords.com/2026/03/artemis_ii_is_not_safe_to_fly....