Americans came to San Diego specifically to watch the Artemis landing. One spectator explained, “It’s history!”
No, it’s not history. What was the mission’s goal? They talk about one thing: the longest flight. But flight range can’t be a goal and doesn’t constitute progress. It’s a quantitative, not a qualitative, achievement.
What scientific experiments were conducted? Not a word about them. Only the astronauts’ emotions. Only the record-breaking distance of the “run.” This isn’t a scientific or technical achievement; it’s public entertainment. Like the wars in Iran and Lebanon, it’s a way to distract from real problems. The worst thing isn’t that Trump is trying to distract, but that his calculation is correct: people want entertainment, not accurate knowledge.
Is it because they lack education, an insufficient “cultural level”? Are those who don’t educate others to blame? No, it’s the personal choice of each of those who consider quantity, not quality, to be history, who consider something meaningless important simply because it’s large in size. As far as I can see, the Europeans are completely uninterested in this flight, unlike in the 1960s, and don’t attach the slightest significance to it. Unfortunately, they’re right.
12 April, 2026
Also: Flight to the Moon (Artemis, 2026) and Loss of the thirst for the Other.