>>16008358>>16008491>Artemis programme>NASA's stated short-term goal for the program is landing the first woman and first person of color on the Moon; mid-term objectives include establishing an international expedition team, and a sustainable human presence on the Moon. Long-term objectives for Artemis are laying the foundations for the extraction of lunar resources, and eventually making crewed missions to Mars and beyond feasible."Short term goal" is clearly specifically engineered to make /v/ angry and waste money for "diversity" instead of a clear and easy PR point.
