KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. —The first time NASA launched humans toward the Moon, in December 1968, the United States was a deeply fractured nation.
Following Wednesday evening's launch, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman quipped about the long break in human flights to the Moon since Apollo 17.
It would be naive to expect such an effect across a similarly divided country today. I believe interest in Artemis II will pick up with ongoing news and social media mentions of mission highlights, including Thursday evening's translunar injection and the undoubtedly cool moments as the crew flies by the Moon on Monday. These are exceptional people doing brave things, and it's easy to cheer them on.
