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NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is now planned for no earlier than March. This vitally important mission will send humans on a flyby around the Moon for the first time in more than fifty years, and it will send the first woman, the first person of colour, and the first non-American beyond Earth orbit.

The fact that we just mentioned that out loud has no doubt struck terrors in the hearts of numerous members of the current US presidential administration.

A prelaunch test last week revealed a leak of liquid hydrogen as the first stage of the Space Launch System was being loaded with propellant. As a result, the mission was delayed by about a month.

But what is the Artemis 2 mission? Why is it so important? How does it further humanity’s long term goals? And should humanity even have long term goals given our complete and abject failure to address global warming in any substantive way?

The answer, of course, is yes. Humanity should have long term goals, and we here at GoobNet have already identified them for you.