Damn and blast off: how not to go back to the moon
Nasa will land the first woman and the first person of colour on the Moon by 2024. At least that’s the aim of its latest mission, Artemis, which took off in earnest at the end of last year with the launch of the Orion spacecraft.
And why is Nasa sending people back to the Moon at all when SpaceX and other private companies are making renewable rockets at twice the speed and half the cost? If Artemis is the future of Nasa’s human space exploration, is it also the end of Nasa as we know it?
Writer and journalist Liv Little and Observer critic Miranda Sawyer get notes from editors all the time – now it’s their turn to hand them out. Every Wednesday morning, Liv and Miranda weigh in on the latest cultural happenings, from reality TV meltdowns and art house films, to gallery openings and TikTok trends. Smart, funny, and full of sharp observations. We Have Notes is culture with commentary.