How come no one is talking about Artemis II mission?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of people I know are talking about it.

Sure they do Janice

[Anonymous]

What has Artemis got to do with more important things like Taylor Swift? That stupid space stuff don’t matter compared to what’s hot and who’s got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What has Artemis got to do with more important things like Taylor Swift? That stupid space stuff don’t matter compared to what’s hot and who’s got it.

OK, granny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's boring and stupid. This is just one more example of Trump wanting to relive his youth. No one cares. We've already been to mars via cameras. We are not as easily impressed as we were in 1969 when little Trumpy got to sit up in his pajamas and watch TV extra late. Trump is such a loser.

You can thank Obama for this manned space program.

You can certainly thank Obama for allowing the manned space program to shrivel up. Constellation, and the origination of the return to the moon, came under Bush in 2005. The Obama administration killed Constellation, which was admittedly on a bad path, but somehow managed to replace it with something worse. Artemis came along under Trump, largely doubling-down on that path.

[Anonymous]

Anti science has been voted into power.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's boring and stupid. This is just one more example of Trump wanting to relive his youth. No one cares. We've already been to mars via cameras. We are not as easily impressed as we were in 1969 when little Trumpy got to sit up in his pajamas and watch TV extra late. Trump is such a loser.

You can thank Obama for this manned space program.

You can certainly thank Obama for allowing the manned space program to shrivel up. Constellation, and the origination of the return to the moon, came under Bush in 2005. The Obama administration killed Constellation, which was admittedly on a bad path, but somehow managed to replace it with something worse. Artemis came along under Trump, largely doubling-down on that path.

Artemis is just a rebranding of the existing Obama-era manned spaceflight program. Again, it's a substantial step backward, converting reusable components into single use. Just a way to literally burn money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe because the world is on fire right now?

The Apollo missions happened during the Vietnam war, the Civil Rights movement, and all the '60s counterculture stuff.

[Anonymous]

For those of you who think this is all a big waste of money? Here are some of the scientific innovations that have been derived from space-related exploration and experimentation. When the US government invests in science, it pays off in big ways to our economy and quality of life.

Materials and Engineering:
1. Memory Foam
Developed by NASA to improve crash protection and seating comfort.
Now used in mattresses, pillows, helmets, prosthetics.
2. Aerogel
Ultra-light, highly insulating material used in spacecraft.
Applications: building insulation, oil spill cleanup, winter clothing.
3. Heat-Resistant Materials
Spacecraft reentry required advanced heat shields.
Led to fire-resistant gear for firefighters and improved industrial materials.
4. Scratch-Resistant Lenses
Coatings developed for astronaut visors are now standard in eyeglasses.

Communications and Navigation:
5. GPS (Global Positioning System)
Satellite-based navigation originally developed by the U.S. military and space programs.
Used in smartphones, aviation, shipping, agriculture.
6. Satellite Communications
Enables global TV, internet, and phone connectivity.
Critical for disaster response and remote regions.
7. Weather Forecasting Satellites
Dramatically improved hurricane tracking and climate monitoring.

Medical and Healthcare:
8. Improved Medical Imaging
Techniques related to signal processing and sensors contributed to MRI and CT scan improvements.
9. Telemedicine
Developed to monitor astronauts remotely.
Now used for rural healthcare and virtual doctor visits.
10. Robotic Surgery
Precision robotics evolved partly from space robotics research.
11. Infrared Ear Thermometers
Derived from infrared sensors used to measure stars.

Computing and Electronics:
12. Miniaturized Electronics
Space missions required lightweight, compact systems.
Helped accelerate modern computing and smartphones.
13. Integrated Circuits Advancement
Early space missions (like Apollo) drove demand for microchips.
14. Sensors (Cameras, Accelerometers)
Used in spacecraft → now in phones, cars, fitness trackers.

Environmental and Earth Science:
15. Remote Sensing
Satellites monitor deforestation, pollution, and crops.
16. Water Purification Systems
Developed for astronauts → used in disaster relief and developing regions.
17. Climate Science Advances
Space-based observation transformed understanding of global warming.

Everyday Consumer Products:
18. Freeze-Dried Food
Lightweight, long-lasting → now used in camping and emergency kits.
19. Cordless Tools
Developed for lunar missions → now common in home tools.
20. Space Blankets (Mylar)
Reflective thermal blankets used in emergencies.
21. Velcro (Popularized, not invented)
Widely adopted in space missions for zero-gravity use.

Scientific Knowledge:
22. Planetary Science
Understanding of Mars, Venus, and outer planets.
23. Astrophysics
Discovery of exoplanets, black holes, cosmic background radiation.
24. Microgravity Research
Insights into bone density, muscle loss, fluid behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who think this is all a big waste of money? Here are some of the scientific innovations that have been derived from space-related exploration and experimentation. When the US government invests in science, it pays off in big ways to our economy and quality of life.

Materials and Engineering:
1. Memory Foam
Developed by NASA to improve crash protection and seating comfort.
Now used in mattresses, pillows, helmets, prosthetics.
2. Aerogel
Ultra-light, highly insulating material used in spacecraft.
Applications: building insulation, oil spill cleanup, winter clothing.
3. Heat-Resistant Materials
Spacecraft reentry required advanced heat shields.
Led to fire-resistant gear for firefighters and improved industrial materials.
4. Scratch-Resistant Lenses
Coatings developed for astronaut visors are now standard in eyeglasses.

Communications and Navigation:
5. GPS (Global Positioning System)
Satellite-based navigation originally developed by the U.S. military and space programs.
Used in smartphones, aviation, shipping, agriculture.
6. Satellite Communications
Enables global TV, internet, and phone connectivity.
Critical for disaster response and remote regions.
7. Weather Forecasting Satellites
Dramatically improved hurricane tracking and climate monitoring.

Medical and Healthcare:
8. Improved Medical Imaging
Techniques related to signal processing and sensors contributed to MRI and CT scan improvements.
9. Telemedicine
Developed to monitor astronauts remotely.
Now used for rural healthcare and virtual doctor visits.
10. Robotic Surgery
Precision robotics evolved partly from space robotics research.
11. Infrared Ear Thermometers
Derived from infrared sensors used to measure stars.

Computing and Electronics:
12. Miniaturized Electronics
Space missions required lightweight, compact systems.
Helped accelerate modern computing and smartphones.
13. Integrated Circuits Advancement
Early space missions (like Apollo) drove demand for microchips.
14. Sensors (Cameras, Accelerometers)
Used in spacecraft → now in phones, cars, fitness trackers.

Environmental and Earth Science:
15. Remote Sensing
Satellites monitor deforestation, pollution, and crops.
16. Water Purification Systems
Developed for astronauts → used in disaster relief and developing regions.
17. Climate Science Advances
Space-based observation transformed understanding of global warming.

Everyday Consumer Products:
18. Freeze-Dried Food
Lightweight, long-lasting → now used in camping and emergency kits.
19. Cordless Tools
Developed for lunar missions → now common in home tools.
20. Space Blankets (Mylar)
Reflective thermal blankets used in emergencies.
21. Velcro (Popularized, not invented)
Widely adopted in space missions for zero-gravity use.

Scientific Knowledge:
22. Planetary Science
Understanding of Mars, Venus, and outer planets.
23. Astrophysics
Discovery of exoplanets, black holes, cosmic background radiation.
24. Microgravity Research
Insights into bone density, muscle loss, fluid behavior.

The space program didn't invent aerogels. We had water purification before the space program existed. Sensors existed before space program. It was part of inertial navigation systems before GPS. Your AI did get the integrated circuits claim correct though. I often hear NASA invented microchips but that's completely untrue.

The objection here is that there is nothing interesting enough about the moon that we need a manned mission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's boring and stupid. This is just one more example of Trump wanting to relive his youth. No one cares. We've already been to mars via cameras. We are not as easily impressed as we were in 1969 when little Trumpy got to sit up in his pajamas and watch TV extra late. Trump is such a loser.

You can thank Obama for this manned space program.

You can certainly thank Obama for allowing the manned space program to shrivel up. Constellation, and the origination of the return to the moon, came under Bush in 2005. The Obama administration killed Constellation, which was admittedly on a bad path, but somehow managed to replace it with something worse. Artemis came along under Trump, largely doubling-down on that path.

Artemis is just a rebranding of the existing Obama-era manned spaceflight program. Again, it's a substantial step backward, converting reusable components into single use. Just a way to literally burn money.

And the only alternative to SLS is a step backward in a different way: going back to Nazi-designed rockets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it cool? Yes. However, a lot closer to home, we might be seeing the start of WWIII. Cool missions to the moon are quite insignificant if we blow up the world in the meantime.

This.
It’s hard to get excited when we already have pictures of the back of the moon and people landed there 50 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huge waste of money.

So entirely short sighted, but not shocked these days.

How is it short sighted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pedolph Shitler might drop the big one on Iran tonight. I'm a little more concerned about that.

+1. I brought two humans into the world never thinking they would come of age into this mess.

You do know that we have term limits for presidents right? Because you are writing as though he will be president forever. That’s not how it works in America.

I think it's admirable, but naive, that you think our institutions will remain in place. You do know that Trump has absolute designs on being a dictator. You do know that he's said that once he's elected there won't be a need to ever vote again, right? You do know that under his administration he has dismantled many institutions and norms that we assumed will always be there, right? You know that he's declared war on a free press, right? Just wait until he declares a national emergency and tries to cancel the midterms. Wake up, PP. You are not living in normal times. Trump has cracked the very foundation of our remarkable democratic experiment that is only 250 years old. We are very young. Every civilization has fallen. Our time is here.

Trump is in his 80’s.
I don’t think think we need to worry about his “plans to be dictator”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it cool? Yes. However, a lot closer to home, we might be seeing the start of WWIII. Cool missions to the moon are quite insignificant if we blow up the world in the meantime.

This.
It’s hard to get excited when we already have pictures of the back of the moon and people landed there 50 years ago.

If Iran doesn’t straighten its little butt out Iran is going to look like the moon after Trump is done “bombing the shit out of it”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's boring and stupid. This is just one more example of Trump wanting to relive his youth. No one cares. We've already been to mars via cameras. We are not as easily impressed as we were in 1969 when little Trumpy got to sit up in his pajamas and watch TV extra late. Trump is such a loser.

You can thank Obama for this manned space program.

You can certainly thank Obama for allowing the manned space program to shrivel up. Constellation, and the origination of the return to the moon, came under Bush in 2005. The Obama administration killed Constellation, which was admittedly on a bad path, but somehow managed to replace it with something worse. Artemis came along under Trump, largely doubling-down on that path.

Artemis is just a rebranding of the existing Obama-era manned spaceflight program. Again, it's a substantial step backward, converting reusable components into single use. Just a way to literally burn money.

And the only alternative to SLS is a step backward in a different way: going back to Nazi-designed rockets.

The Nazis copied Goddard's work.