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Apollo’s Impatient Old-Timers Are Rooting for NASA’s Return to the Moon with Artemis II Launch
Apollo veterans back NASA's push to speed Artemis II lunar flyaround and moon base plans costing $20 billion to maintain U.S. leadership against China, says administrator Isaacman.
- With the Artemis II mission carrying four astronauts around the moon launching as soon as April 1, surviving Apollo veterans are offering support despite frustration over decades of program delays.
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, 43, is accelerating Artemis launch schedules to mirror Apollo's historic speed, a shift veterans who managed past missions consider a "whole lot more sensible."
- Only a fraction of the original 400,000-person Apollo workforce remains, with retired engineer JoAnn Morgan, 85, expressing frustration at waiting 53 years to see humanity return to the moon.
- The agency's immediate goal is to beat China to the lunar surface, with NASA's self-described "moon base guy" Carlos Garcia-Galan aiming to generate excitement using "cool cameras."
- Moonwalker Charlie Duke believes the thrill of Apollo will return once Artemis astronauts land at the south pole, stating, "I think millions are going to be watching that.
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Apollo's old-timers root for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch
The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. They just wish these Artemis moonshots had happened sooner while more of Apollo’s workforce was still alive.
·Washington, United States
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The ColumbianApollo’s impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA’s return to the moon with Artemis II launch
The people who toiled to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back with the Artemis II launch.
·Los Angeles, United States
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