Apollo's old-timers root for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch
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Apollo-era NASA workers express enthusiasm for Artemis II lunar mission as vindication of decades-old work.
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Apollo-era NASA workers are expressing enthusiasm for the Artemis II mission to return astronauts to the moon, viewing it as vindication of their decades-old work on the original Apollo program. Many of those who dedicated themselves to the 1960s and 1970s lunar missions have lived to see NASA pursue another crewed moonshot, though some in the aging cohort have died before this return could happen. The Artemis program represents NASA's long-delayed effort to establish sustained lunar exploration, a goal the original Apollo astronauts and engineers believed would be pursued more immediately after the first moon landings. For surviving Apollo veterans, the mission offers a chance to see their foundational work applied to a new generation of space exploration. Their perspective underscores both the extraordinary span of the gap between Apollo and Artemis, and the personal stakes these pioneers have invested in humanity's continued lunar ambitions.
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