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The people who benefit from wealth inequality want the working class to fight amongst themselves. Scapegoating immigrants and minorities deflects focus from the class struggle. If we eliminate the wealth inequality we can pay for universal healthcare,environmental safeguards and scientific research

Well this has been done before, it certainly took me back to my young childhood watching then, in black and white.

I hope there was more to this mission than Trump's desire to steal a march on the Chinese. The world is already suffering enough from his vanity projects.

To the moon and beyond!🚀

We sent them 4,000km further than the turtles!

But, we don't have money to take care of earth and it's inhabitants? Look, I think it is cool and all, but damn, that was a lot of money to prove we can do something. How about we prove we can cure cancer.

It proves that there is good in the world and that we can get along with each other.

It’s been refreshingly good news for a change. Haven’t felt good about our country in a long time. I felt good about Artemis ll.

Needed something for the county, and frankly, humanity, to cheer about at the moment. Incredible stuff!

Typical blue maga flag humping

Agreed, marvellous it is, but smacks of emperor fiddling while Earth burns - in so many ways. As in, VERY expensive holiday pics. And “Mars” is just plain ludicrous. Learn to govern/lead ourselves first, wld be a start. And we haven’t even begun.

I blocked out the bad stuff in the news and made this my priority- To escape to the 9 year old boy I once was and all that mattered was Space & Apollo 😎💖

I agree completely. I’m a life long space/nasa/apollo fan and this definitely reignited that passion. I was glued to the screen.

Much more, we could've had! Considering our technology today. I have questions. They could've streamed some footage - but that could've been scrutinized. Idk. We could've seen a few planets or something, there were some close by.

So nice to see something he hasn’t ruined.

It's like an mRNA shot of inspiration and joy to see this incredibly brave and... *diverse* crew beam the wonder of space back home to us. Undeniably cool!

And Canadians

If esa wasn’t around nasa could find other partners— without nasa Europe could pull this off 💅🏼🇺🇸

I'm glad there was a European and Canadian footprint on this mission with things the way they are right now. A small, gentle reminder of the friendships we need to repair once our country regains its collective sanity.

I just hope Trump’s name isn’t on the ship that lands on the moon, like Nixon’s is on the Apollo lander. I’d hate aliens to think they were our greatest leaders.

Please don’t do this. I’m glad they got back but it accomplished nothing. It was an expensive stupid thing.

Much like the war in Iran, Artemis II was costly, unwanted, unnecessary, very risky, and potentially disasterous! I'm happy to see the astronauts back home but still scratching my fucking head here!

Watching coverage of their return made me smile and feel proud of us for the first time in months.

Suck it Elmo

It shouldn't matter but I was so happy that Trump/Musk were not involved. None of the, "We couldn't have done it without you, Sir" with the obligatory tears, of course.

meanwhile on twitter half of the comments are loaded with literal idiots who think the launch was fake

Disagree, not overshadowed. In fact, it was one of the few things that has broken through the constant flow of crazy news. While it is good to be informed, this was a reminder that we have to balance how we consume the madness. Touch grass and, now, look up, see the stars and remember.

Absolute awe!

Artemis II was my focus. To be able to achieve such a milestone even without the budget it deserves shows what collaboration and management of qualified people can do. Can you imagine if we had qualified people managing the country?

“Advancing humanity.” You spew nonsense to support your claim.

It's not the money, it's the political will. Artemis is not taking food from anyone's plate or medicine from their cupboard.

The moon is not a bad thing.

Artemis II was a welcome break from the relentless horror, lies, and outrageous behaviour pouring out of the White House. For nearly 2 hours the news channel stuck with Artemis and how good it was!!!

🎼 , only backwards.

Don't get me wrong.. I'm not belittling what Artemis has just achieved, I'm simply rapt in admiration at Apollo doing their similar mission on the available technology of 58 years before. I think this will be a recurring theme for me.

And, at 1/17th of the cost for this administration’s hateful immigration/deportation agenda.

Big accomplishment, yes. Far bigger and more immediate issues to address here on earth, most definitely. I found it difficult to be excited.

There is no doubt that our priorities are totally confabulated with the "PROFIT margin" we've been taught to worship since 1776!✨🩵🇺🇸🤨

I used slide rules (and log tables) in my A Levels

Ditto the design of Concorde

Google it

I hope they do the right thing and ignore any requests from The Grift House for a photo op.

Artemis crew even had problems in communicating with the scuba team (Houston:"did you press the 'push to talk' button?"😞) But the rough sea problem is what scares me the most: in 10/15 days missions you cannot always predict weather accurately for the comeback day

Impressive.....but don't the Russians land astronauts routinely? Small metal ball in the middle of a corn field or something?

The amazing things that can be achieved when people work together toward a goal are overshadowed by the realisation of what we destroy when self interest and dominance control our lives. Make the world a place where we can all live side by side and even greater things will be achieved.

Artemis II, distraction for the masses?

NASA 🥰🥹

In some ways, that makes it even more amazing. Yeah, we humans just casually decided to orbit the moon for fun. No biggie. We're just cool like that. (EARTH NUMBER 1 PLANET!)

I hear you 👍

Yes when we work together taking advantage of our diversity great things can happen 💜 Not Hate! We are all in this together on this planet 🌎!

it's sad to know what elon is doing to NASA and what it will become. 💔 how anyone can cheer this is mind blowing

re-entry at ~25,000mph, riding a 5000°F plasma wave to then splashdown at 18mph, under 3 parachutes was/is mind blowing #NASA 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Some of are old enough to remember having done this, without the concerns of a failing heat shield. I am not sure the human race has the time left to colonize the moon in any way.

We sent Apollo 8 to the moon 58 years ago. It orbited the moon not once but eight times. It was launched on a Saturn 5 booster a more powerful rocket than the SLS. Also realize that the rocket booster used for Artemis is just a collection of forty year old Shuttle parts!

#ETTD and that includes outer space. He just wants his LOGO on rockets and spaceships. He couldn't give a rat's ass about space and science.

I just wish that Epstein had perfected a new propulsion engine in our universe instead of the other thing.

UNPRECEDENTED !!!!! I thought the americans have already played golf on the moon, 50 years ago... Before giving up going there because it has no interests at all - like going to Mars, the Rovers showed us...

Yes,it was fantastic.

I became emotional when I watched the Integrity Capsule float down into the Pacific. I hope these brave people enjoyed the peaceful Vibe in outer space. Now they are back in this chaotic World!!!

It was nice to experience it again. I was born in 1956

An expensive piece of propaganda

Splashdown was after 2AM local for me, but we waited to watch it live with my wife. Given her usual bedtime is 10 PM... :D Worth it. Felt different watching it live. Great job by everyone involved. Space rocks :)

With out elon!!!

That’s my worry about this mission as their main purpose was to seek out a possible space station on the moon. Think of the damage humans can do there.

Yes very much so after 50 years

☝️ It truly was. I was seven when Apollo 11 came home. watching On a black and white tv!!! Nobody does it like NASA.

😂

It's a nice distraction, but since I'm old enough to remember when we were on the moon before, I'm not so impressed.

Wish we could do better here on earth.

If only we could manage to remove terrorist DT a task that should be easier.

This hot take resonated with me… @lizplank.bsky.social

When I would talk to my great grandma about how living through WWII was she told me you had to take timeout to celebrate a little joy amongst all evil that was happening. From this comment section some of you aren’t gonna make it through this point in history…my god the lack to find any joy jn life.

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And just think, with the Trump administration’s cancellation of education and research grants, what this will look like in ten years. And Trump wants rail guns and lasers on his pretty-lookingTrump class battleship. Complete with slingshots and catapults.

Space X ≠ Elon. Space X has accomplished so much by the work of 5k+ engineers and thousands more... despite Elon. Elon is an embarrassment for many of these people. I'm sure they resent the credit he assumes and choreographs. Elon's a poser AND Space X has done incredible things.

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My question is: Were they shielded from the solar radiation in space?☢️

And the current administration is hell bent on decimating funding for NASA 🤬🤬

21st CENTURY SHIT READY TO HAPPEN

Interesting, so technically Apollo 1 was screwed, skip 5, and Apollo 7 was then screwed. Thanks for the clarification, it'll help in my collection of Weird Trivia.

"...spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would many times over - not one human being excluded - and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace." 2/2! @billhicksquotes.bsky.social

Like Apollo and the shuttle program before it, Artemis shows America at its very best. Unfortunately, as was the case in the 60s and 80s, these displays of scientific & technologic bravery are vastly overshadowed by American Empire overseas & domestic policy that leaves tens of millions in poverty.

ABSOLUTELY. Artemis II showed the that humans are capable of good things when we collaborate. Science has benefited and so has education.

Elon Musk hired AWESOME employees in support of this mission! ❤️

You do realize this same thing was accomplished over 57 years ago, right? And using technology that was far inferior to what exists today.

Despite wondering why we did it and how we could afford it, I still think it’s cool

It was amazing...but I'm still waiting for that narcissistic nitwit Donald Trump to take credit for the whole thing! Forget about the George W Bush, Obama and Biden administrations! This one was all TRUMP! Uh huh!

The best of us is tarnished by the worst of us. Space exploration has proved individuals and nations can work together. Trump destroys hope for a better, more tolerant and equal world, his enablers in Congress are responsible for the tragedy that America may never recover from.

The bad news will only get worse, with Trumps and their successors. And the Artemis mission won't help save the ants and biodiversity. So why not focus on what's right here on Earth first?

And we could be proud collectively as citizens instead of watching the vanity projects of a couple of billionaires

Yes, there was a lot of negativity going on in the world, but watching their journey, their camaraderie, and that spectacular landing brought me a lot of joy.

Massive waste of tax payer dollars.

Shame so many humans aren't safe on earth.

nasa! NASA is all of the best of us.

It was good to have a positive news story for a change. And to all the "think of the money" people - we spend far more killing each other than on advancing knowledge. Artemis 2 may have been "Apollo 8 mk2" but there were 3 men in space then. This week there were 14 people up there.

We were able to bring back samples 50 years ago. This time, meh.

It was great for us to get back (Apollo 8 orbited the moon 10 time in 1968) after almost 60 years. Just think where we might be now if we would have stuck with it. Plus now, someone has to stop tRump from cutting NASA'S budget 23% next year to benefit his $1.5 trillion war spending plans.

The good news. Even the homeless and starving are happy. They, too, are impressed by how far they've been taken.

I would be more impressed if we were taking proper care of the planet we are on, and the people who live here, first.

It was ONE ray of sunshine in nothing but 1 looong parade of negativity & failure that is the US now!

We watched the NASA stream all afternoon/evening. It felt so amazing to feel pride for this country again when seeing them safely splashdown. We as a nation and as a species needed those 4 astronauts more than they will ever know.

Stop watching TV.

It was overshadowed by nothing. It showed huma nity at it's most inclusive, it's most innovative and most importantly, it's kindness. It was the only story worth listening to. The rest was just static.

Very happy that it was done safely. We sometimes can’t even get a school bus to return safely to a school. So, hopefully every trip here on Earth can be done safely too.