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a kennedy

(36,260 posts) Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:17 PM Wednesday

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Ugh......crew of the Artemis II are visiting to orange piece of shit.

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Ugh......crew of the Artemis II are visiting to orange piece of shit. (Original Post) a kennedy Wednesday OP

Aren't they military? RandySF Wednesday #1

Not sure..... a kennedy Wednesday #2

Two of them are U.S. Navy. RandySF Wednesday #5

;-{) Jubilant return of Artemis II shadowed by 'extinction-level' cuts to Nasa: 'It's discordant' Goonch Wednesday #3

They are serving as backdrop for Trump's presser about everything but DURHAM D Wednesday #4

RandySF

(85,683 posts)

1. Aren't they military?

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:20 PM

Wednesday

a kennedy

(36,260 posts)

2. Not sure.....

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:23 PM

Wednesday

RandySF

(85,683 posts)

5. Two of them are U.S. Navy.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:57 PM

Wednesday

Goonch

(5,485 posts)

3. ;-{) Jubilant return of Artemis II shadowed by 'extinction-level' cuts to Nasa: 'It's discordant'

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:32 PM

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....."Even as Integrity, the mission moniker for the Orion capsule of Artemis II, ascended into the heavens days ago, Donald Trump was announcing his intention to slash Nasa’s budget by 23%, including a 46% cut for space science initiatives. And the Artemis program that has run years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget offers no guarantees that the next, far harder stages will run as smoothly"......

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/11/artemis-ii-nasa-budget-cuts

DURHAM D

(33,084 posts)

4. They are serving as backdrop for Trump's presser about everything but

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 02:34 PM

Wednesday

space travel/program.

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