people know that the artemis 2 mission has been in the works since 2017, right? that the rocket itself was first proposed back in 2013 for a completely different mission and then, when that first mission was cancelled (again, in 2017), they pivoted to a lunar flyby instead so the money and time wasn't wasted. right?
like i understand the criticisms about where the actual physical materials are sourced and how that ties in to imperialism. and i agree there needs to be reform. but the mission itself is not a distraction from everything trump is doing.
also this may just be because i don't follow astronomers on tumblr specifically but like. do the people who are mad about the emissions and materials care about the emissions and materials from ISRO and JAXA and ESA launches and the unmanned NASA launches that have already happened this year?
















