The latest Moon mission has launched, although it has a long way to go yet. I anticipate smooth sailing since Elon Musk was not involved.
Congratulations, NASA!
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
Let’s hope they can avoid the starlink debris.
Superluminous news! (Beyond just brilliant.)
Been hoping to see this happen all my life and a ray of hope and reminder of the extraordinary good things we Humans can build and fly at our best! Loving this.
Aussie ABC news has live blog updates here :
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/artemis-ii-launch-abc-live-blog-moon-mission/106513102
FWIW.
Oh and despite the Trumpists loathing of Diversity Equality & Inclusion the first African -American & first women are now headed Moonwards too. (Well almost now – currently orbiting Earth -stillneed the Trasnlunar injection burn but still.)