With Artemis II done, challenges confront NASA to send astronauts on Artemis III and IV | Moon Monday #272

Last week I argued how NASA’s Artemis II mission wasn’t a “science” mission even if its communications and majority media coverage have been getting people worldwide to believe so. Since then, my inbox has been flowing with emails from planetary scientists in support, who variably noted also its broader value in having certain distinctions and nuances when it comes to talking about space exploration and its terms. It’s so good to know that so many of my readers care about this issue. This is a good time to remind my dear readers that my Moon Monday blog+newsletter as well as my space writing at large is absolutely free to access by everyone. I display zero ads, and neither show signup walls nor paywalls. My work is purely supported by readers and organizations, and so if you find value in my writing and my curated community resources on global lunar exploration, kindly sponsor my independent writing and journalism to keep it going:Support Moon Monday 🌙Challenges ahead for crewed…