Have you always be fascinated by space and its exploration?
Do you find stories about the Apollo program deeply inspiring?
Then you and me are on the same page.
So: Do also you find the knowledge that in the next few months there will be a crewed moon flyby just not interesting or inspiring at all?
I sincerely don't see what this is for, aside from filling the contractors' companies' pockets at the expense of actual research.
Is it my age or is this just pointless?
@mina i agree, the SLS an overly expensive rocket with legacy contracts
However, this time around, it is more collaborative, with NASA, CSA, and ESA all involved in human spaceflight, and the Moon is just a gateway to other destinations like Mars and beyond.
Not pointless, far from it (science and exploration are always encouraged), but I've to agree not that grand like the first time when we left Earth.
The timeline for our landing again has even more delays expected.
I see it as pointless.
We already know, it is possible to go to the moon.
Would it be a stepping stone on the way to Mars, I'd say: OK, let's do it!
But it's not. No human is going to set their foot on Mars for at least 50 years, if ever.
There is no sensible roadmap to get there, and even if there would be one, it wouldn't be with this technology.
