Ah, thanks for pointing that out

That’s how you turn Artemis into an IPBM project. You have to tow the line in situations such as this.

Wiseman served in the Navy 1997-~2009 as a fighter pilot, flight and weapons tester, strike operations officer. He studied computer and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic in NY, and later a masters in systems engineering at Johns Hopkins.

Glover served in the Navy 1999-~2013 as a fighter pilot, test pilot, department head. He holds three masters degrees from USAF Air University and Naval Postgraduate School,

Koch is a bonafide scientist with no military background.

Hansen was a youth Royal Canadian Air Cadet, and graduated from the Royal Military College in Ontario with a BS in space science and a masters in physics.

“Jarhead” is technically a term relegated only to Marines, though colloquially I believe it also applies to any grunt.

These people, while certainly indoctrinated to some degree, are educated. Only two of them have served in combat roles (as pilots).

And their background does not change the reality of their demeanor RE: presidential call nor the words and messages they have chosen to promulgate. They’re all clear in their intentions; by discounting that you are no better than the MAGA fucks and regurgitative libs.

You assume incorrectly. I’ve been watching the stream for days. They named their craft Integrity, for fuck’s sake. They have been promoting messages of unity and global cooperation for the betterment of ALL humankind. Does that sound MAGA to you?

Nebulae especially.

Yes, just like that! Why isn’t this front and center? When I checked yesterday, the only stream I could find was a CG visualization and video of Mission Control.

It would have been nice to have a livestream of the ship’s exterior throughout the duration of the flight.

I understand resources mushed be rationed and that this mission is science-first, but still.

This is one of those beliefs that can lead to a slippery slope. Yes, from an empirical perspective it needs to happen. But are we okay with how it’s likely to happen? Because the path we’re on has the honest and humble proletariat taking the brunt of the blow while the elite lap up the freshly available assets.

Any attempt to alter that trajectory will probably lead to the same tribalistic and knee-jerk violence that breeds authoritarianism and racism and will not further the progressive cause of coexistence.

So no matter what happens, we’ll likely end up in the same place a few hundred years later.

Or maybe I’m wrong?