A Pointless Parade in the Sky As I watch the coverage of NASA’s Artemis II mission, I am struck not by a sense of awe, but by a profound feeling of disgust. Here we are in 2026, with a nation teetering on the brink of infrastructure collapse and financial ruin, and our government is pouring billions into a glorified photo-op around the Moon. I believe this mission offers no profound scientific or exploratory advancement. It is a symbolic gesture, a shiny bauble dangled before the public to distract from America’s profound technological and military decline. This mission is years behind schedule…

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