Gina

So if they do that, if they make that figure eight, how close are they actually going to get to the moon?

Still, this mission is a huge deal, right?

Because NASA has been talking about sending humans back to the moon for what feels like forever.

So how long after this test mission could we see like a moon landing?

Yeah.

So I feel like that is optimistic.

But what's NASA's plan after this like landing on the moon?

OK, so then how much will the whole thing cost?

OK, so now I think it's worth mentioning that, like back in the 1960s, when, you know, humans did land on the moon, NASA kind of stopped after that.

And they did so for many reasons, including that we had the civil rights movement being halted by assassinations.

There was like more political upheaval from former President Nixon's corruption in Watergate.

There was a lot of disinterest in the government looking to the stars instead of helping people on Earth.

So what is the public support now for Artemis?

If we do, you know, get bases on the moon, what does that mean for, you know, humans living on other worlds, not just the moon, but other places?

Like, what are we hoping to get from this?

Well, Nell, I really hope you get to see a launch today.

Either way, though, whenever it happens, please tell us what comes next.

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