[siliconpotato]

1) nobody's landing on the moon this time

2) the article was an awful piece of hype, that felt like it was sponsored by the Whitehouse.

3) it's hard to see beyond the US imperialism that hangs heavy over space missions. Trump said "the US is winning in space" and he summed up the intent here

4) I might be a nerd but I really don't get the excitement from my fellow nerds. I wonder if they are simply taken in by the hype machine

[expedition32]

Yeah the flag waving is very off putting. Why would non USians care? It's like the Superbowl.

More interesting is the possible Chinese moon landing. It would be their first and a good gauge to monitor their progress as a superpower.