Artemis: America's New Moonshot | CBS Reports 

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"Why does it cost so much?" I keep hearing. The real question is; Can we afford NOT to? Imagine the world we would be living in had we not spent the time, effort, and especially the cost for the Apollo program to begin with! Think about all of the technologies, scientific and medical advances we would have never made! All the basic comforts we all take for granted right now, from our transportation and energy systems to our basic communication technologies, things we wouldn't have likely figured out in a thousand more years, if at all, if we had never put ourselves up to the challenge of figuring out how to get humans to the Lunar surface and back safely. We only went to the Moon for less than a decade, and spent around three times that on the effort, but we've essentially been coasting on the ancillary discoveries from that effort ever since. Not just in the United States but around the World. The return on the investment can't be quantified. Just the inspiration of billions of children ALONE makes it worth the cost. Think of all the pioneers of industries we use every day, every single one of them can trace their inspiration back to the late 60's/early 70's era. Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, you name them! They were all raised in a World when we were either currently or had recently been engaged in sending human beings to the Moon. And, everything we learned technologically, from material science applications to computer hardware and software development, it all stems from that one endeavor. We wouldn't just not have cell phones, flat screen LCD TV's but we wouldn't even have microwaves, if NASA engineers hadn't accidentally "cooked" a candy bar one of them had incidentally set down on a table in front of the Microwave transmitter device they were attempting to use for voice communication with future astronauts! But, of course it goes well beyond those happy accidents, or the litany of so-called "ancillary" discoveries. Because scientific progress doesn't belong to any one particular group of people. And, even if we've only slowed down we may as well be moving backwards because that's what we'll look like we're doing anyway to everyone else! (I'm just sayin' ✌️) Edit; oh! And I almost forgot; NASA accounted for almost 5% of the Federal budget of the United States, during the Apollo program, JUST for the Apollo program, from 1969 to 72. Nowadays, it's 1/10th of 1% of the Federal budget for ALL of NASA. That's for everything; the space station, Artemis mission, Mars rovers, military and communication satellites, JPL, the James Webb, Hubble, and all other ground based and space telescopes, EVERYTHING. "Why does it cost so much?" No. What kind of world would we live in if we hadn't stopped investing as much? That's the real question!

Do we just “stay in the cave and focus only on the problems there, or do we also venture beyond the cave and see what we can discover” As NDT likes to say “Fund it All!” Go Artemis!!

I'm so excited about this.. I love science.

it is also the largest rocket ever built by anyone, ever, along with being the most powerful rocket ever built by anyone ever.

Super real .

8.8 million **pounds** of trust. Lets hope this doesn't affect Artemis like it did the Mars Climate Orbiter.

I love this. I cannot wait for Artemis 2 to launch so i can go out with my telescope and look up at the moon knowing there are humans flying around it.

12:50 ?. I suppose the reason they were chosen had nothing to do with being European descent but their qualifications as Military Pilots. ETA: The real reason is Military advantage, that is the mission.

The reason why Apollo 🚀went to the moon .🌝.If we don't go someone else will . We will be left behind....🤷🏼‍♀️The same is true today📡📺

I recommend researching how this is a Pork project

Those 4 launches are 1 useless unneeded aircraft carrier and a stealth whatever

Is NASA using their new plasma rocket engine yet.? Cut space travel time and fuel. To be sustainable.! Thanks. 🔥🥂📜🎩

0.07 percent of the federal government budget - per launch

Money shouldn’t be an object when it comes to our future. Just take some from our overpriced military budget.

I've watched a half dozen videos on the Artemis mission. Yet, not one has explained this unmanned rocket. Are we building a base for the future humans? No. Are we dropping off construction materials? No. Are we landing on the moon? No. Haven't we sent humans to the surface of the moon 50 years ago? Yes. So, what is the purpose of Artemis 1?

i mean this is cool and all but man nothing is different from the first ones.

How do u know the rocket is a she miss charlie blackwell thomson...? Lol! 😂 ithis makes me so happy and inspired that we are goin back too the moon because i was not even born untill 8 yrs after apollo and i have been obsessed with the mercury,, gemini , and apollo missions . its one of the most impressive missions the united states has ever been involved in . also i cant wait till the flat earthers and moon hoax freaks are able to see all the sites we went too and see the lunar rover , the surveyer , and the flag , and also the setup we used to shoot a lazor at the mmon from earth to measure the distance from earth to the moon . its all kust incredible ! God speed artimis!

Why not use the same Apollo ship and technology they used in 1969 😂 😂 😂 lol 😂, NVM.

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🤠🤠🤠😎😎😎

It can carry 27t . Cost billions nice job nasa

Too expensive.

50 years after the lie maybe we will really reach the Moon! Maybe!

Starship = 2million SLS = 4.1 billion That's why SpaceX is the best.

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"This is the most complex rocket ever built" which in itself proves how bad the new rocket is. It will be a failure in both cost and reliability.

Get the space program partially back into the public sphere and out of the exclusive hands of a bunch of psychologically unstable billionaires

fake

Maybe in 1969 Armstrong really landed in an Area 51 sound stage.

Yeah! We’re spending billions to go to the moon. Yet, we still haven’t conquered world hunger. Shame!

Please stop wasting money