alt Hacker NewsNASA is risking the Astronauts lives, and could have done the mission uncrewed to test what is being tested for the first time with humans:
Artemis II is not safe to fly - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582043
NASA is risking the Astronauts lives, and could have done the mission uncrewed to test what is being tested for the first time with humans:
Artemis II is not safe to fly - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582043
But they need to convince the people that it's worth the money, and the people are more excited when humans risk their lives, even if it is for nothing.