🇬🇧 UK Apr 7, 2026 · Séamas O'Reilly

Artemis, the Moon and the case for utopia

New Statesman UK
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As we speak, four astronauts are very, very far from home, and everyone seems delighted. Back here on Earth, we delight in their IT issues and plumbing troubles, and respectfully thirst after middle-aged scientists performing sky-showers. The BBC’s science correspondent had a very-nearly-indecent reaction to the launch itself, erupting into an outburst of pure joy that likely breached impartiality rules. We can only hope the broadcaster see the error of their ways, and invite some wreckage from

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