US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon - This decade::This ticket to the Moon will probably go to a European or Japanese astronaut.
Why?
US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon - This decade
Submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world [bot] to technology@lemmy.world
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/12/us-commits-to-landing-an-international-astronaut-on-the-moon/
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the_q@lemmy.world 10 months ago
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Not because it is easy, but because it is hard
the_q@lemmy.world 10 months ago
There are lots of difficulty things that actually benefit the people of this planet that can be improved upon. Let’s focus on something like climate change instead.
uid0gid0@lemmy.world 10 months ago
We chose to land an International Astronaut on the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 10 months ago
My favorite part of the speech is the reference to Rice playing Texas.
Since the beginning of the Apollo program, more people have traveled to the moon than Rice football players who started a winning game against Texas.
the_q@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Oh brother…
You999@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Because landing on the moon is an excellent test bed for future scientific and commercial endeavors. But why an international person? Space travel requires support from the international community and an easy way to drum up support without being billed for it is to offer a spot on the mission and all of the prestige that comes with it.
the_q@lemmy.world 10 months ago
This planet is on fire. Going to the moon right now makes no sense. Solve the world’s problems first before you set out to create the same problems somewhere else.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 10 months ago
International morale
the_q@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You think going to the moon will boost morale better then something like fixing corruption or starting ubi or making sure everyone has food and shelter?
BrownianMotion@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I might be cynical, but if the Apollo missions are anything to go by, sacrificing many “international astronauts” in testing to finally get one successfully up there, is better than losing american’s?
But hey, I’m only watching from “The Dish” over here in Oz.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
Simple. Because the other country will be footing some of the bill.
onlinepersona@programming.dev 10 months ago
Is this still an achievement? When did the first person land on the moon? Like 30 years ago? 40?
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 10 months ago
More than half a century ago
ExfilBravo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
🎶SEE YOU ON THE DARK SIIIIIIDE OF THE MOOOOOOOON 🎶
Lophostemon@aussie.zone 10 months ago
Why?
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 10 months ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Earlier this year, NASA named a Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen, to the Artemis II crew training to fly around the far side of the Moon, a mission that will likely launch sometime in 2025.
On Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced an international astronaut will land on the Moon during one of NASA’s Artemis missions.
The inclusion of foreign astronauts on US missions also repays partner nations who make financial commitments to US-led space projects with a high-profile flight opportunity for one of their citizens.
NASA managers dole out crew assignments on the International Space Station based on each partner’s financial contribution to the operating costs of the US-led segment of the complex.
ESA funded the development of the service modules used on NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will ferry astronauts from Earth to the Moon and back.
Canada is building a robotic arm for Gateway, but a Canadian astronaut already has a seat on NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission, albeit without a trip to the lunar surface.
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vexikron@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
Hah, it definitely wont be via SpaceX, if they manage to pull it off at all.
chuckleslord@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah, it won’t. It’ll be during one of the Artemis missions, which is a NASA run mission.
MentallyExhausted@reddthat.com 10 months ago
Pretty sure they’re using the Falcon Super Heavy for at least one of the Artemis missions.
vexikron@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
Some one is going to inform Tim Dodd at some point that no, he is not going to the moon.
SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I’d prefer a commitment to universal healthcare.
Daxtron2@startrek.website 10 months ago
They’re not mutually exclusive. There’s enough money already spent on healthcare to pay for single payer