From Apollo 11 to Artemis: This time when we go back to the moon, we are going to stay
Found on The Hill on Sunday, 21 July 2019
Nothing has unleashed the imagination of the world more nor united humanity better than watching Commander Neil Armstrong take that first step onto the previously untouched lunar surface.
Today, on the golden anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, NASA looks back with heartfelt gratitude for the Apollo generation’s trailblazing courage as we — the Artemis generation — prepare to take humanity’s next giant leap to Mars.
Today, 50 years later, many of the dreams people had back then did not come true. We're further away from returning to the moon than ever before. Technology today might be superior compared to what was used back then, but that's about it. No station has been built on the moon and not even a second manned mission happened. The moon is really close, yet nobody can make it up there; and still everybody is talking about Mars. Get back to the moon first, before you think about the bigger steps.