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Why Doesn't Anybody Realize We're Going Back to the Moon?

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Re: Why Doesn't Anybody Realize We're Going Back to the Moon?

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Post by zabzonk »

palata wrote: post #14
whycome wrote: post #6

The language is weird about it. Because it’s not a landing. Most people don’t think of Apollo 8 as “going to the moon” — for the public, that’s Apollo 11.

That, and most people don't care about the Apollo missions that happened after Apollo 11. Hell, nobody knows the name of the third guy who did not get to set foot on the Moon with Apollo 11.

> nobody knows the name

I didn't have to google for it to know - Mike Collins. I also knew the the name of the third guy to walk on it - Pete Conrad, and what he said getting out of the LEM (perhaps not precisely): "That may be a small step for Neil, but it was a big one for me"

Can I have my prize now??

Re: Why Doesn't Anybody Realize We're Going Back to the Moon?

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Post by zabzonk »

stickfigure wrote: post #31
PaulRobinson wrote: post #9

$93 billion over 13 years doesn't feel like a great deal for a program that has started to align around a single person's ego, when most of the US is struggling to make ends meet. I think Artemis will be cancelled by the end of the year, unfortunately. If the heat shield doesn't hold up as some observers fear/have warned, perhaps by the end of April. I hope I'm wrong.

I'd rather spend it on high speed rail projects.

Come and live in the UK :-(

Re: Why Doesn't Anybody Realize We're Going Back to the Moon?

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Post by JohnTHaller »

whattheheckheck wrote: post #35
oconnor663 wrote: post #5

I question the choice of the phrase "to the Moon". I get it, it's technically true, but ~100% of normal people hear that and assume it means boots on the ground. Every single time it gets mentioned, it's immediately followed by a clarification that disappoints the audience. This isn't the sort of marketing choice that a self-confident program makes.

Dont forget 4/1 Elon tweeted he was putting a doge coin on the moon. When that does happen in 2027 or 2028 its going to actually explode in price for the hype

... and then crash back down again

Re: Why Doesn't Anybody Realize We're Going Back to the Moon?

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Post by Tadpole9181 »

jbattle wrote: post #36

I just want to say it blows my mind we're likely to literally land on the moon before we get a proper KSP 2

Why? It's very likely we will never get a "proper" KSP 2. And that was pretty clear from KSP 1 through the acquisition to the multiple studio transfers

Re: Why Doesn't Anybody Realize We're Going Back to the Moon?

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Post by noman-land »

whattheheckheck wrote: post #35
oconnor663 wrote: post #5

I question the choice of the phrase "to the Moon". I get it, it's technically true, but ~100% of normal people hear that and assume it means boots on the ground. Every single time it gets mentioned, it's immediately followed by a clarification that disappoints the audience. This isn't the sort of marketing choice that a self-confident program makes.

Dont forget 4/1 Elon tweeted he was putting a doge coin on the moon. When that does happen in 2027 or 2028 its going to actually explode in price for the hype

I'm annoyed that I find this joke funny.

Re: Why Doesn't Anybody Realize We're Going Back to the Moon?

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Post by cagey »

eigenrick wrote: post #12

So we're re-creating the Apollo 8 Mission 60 years later. 60 years after swinging around the moon, we are going to attempt the feat again. I'm having a hard time getting excited... Especially when some say it may not survive reentry because of politics ( https://idlewords.com/2026/03/artemis_ii_is_not_safe_to_fly.... )

> So we're re-creating the Apollo 8 Mission 60 years later.

Not even: Apollo 8[0] went into orbit around the moon (orbited 10 times), then left lunar orbit to return to Earth. This required mission-critical rocket burns both to enter (LOI) and exit (TEI) lunar orbit. Artemis II[1] is merely doing a "fly-by"; it'll never enter lunar orbit, a much less challenging/risky mission.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8#Lunar_orbit

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II#Lunar_flyby

Re: Why Doesn't Anybody Realize We're Going Back to the Moon?

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Post by vivzkestrel »

greenavocado wrote: post #25
happytoexplain wrote: post #8

Everything that has made my country great has been or is being destroyed. The life I have tirelessly worked for is a shadow of the life my parents and grandparents had. I realize we're going to (orbit) the moon, and I think it's great, but I'm tired. Why would I even talk about this thing?

It's going to get a lot worse over the next 20 years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrmERlHUqBk

- i agree your country is slowly and steadily descending into autocracy and the reading and math skills of the average american have hit all time lows and what not but this predictive history dude is an absolute nutjob.

- He conveniently hides facts that might be against his narrative.

- there is an alarming increase in such youtubers that want to present a narrative while ignoring facts that may be against it. this is a very scary trend

- i have stopped watching and unsubscribed to all types of channels in this niche these days

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