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Artemis II set to return humanity to the Moon with launch on Wednesday evening - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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[โ€“] VaalaVasaVarde@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I get 1968 vibes, there's a war on and civil rights are being stomped on, and then we send a rocket to the moon.

[โ€“] brackled@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago

And this time throw in a dash of potential disaster... https://idlewords.com/2026/03/artemis_ii_is_not_safe_to_fly.htm

Tldr: NASA does not seem to have fully addressed the heat shielding issues from Artemis I mission