Artemis II is heading to the moon. We watched it unfold live last night. Mission Control was heard finalizing their go/no-go checklist before launch. It’s a 10-day mission. It’s ironic that we’ve lost interest in space, even though it remains one of the few fields where everyone comes together to celebrate the moment. Space still unites the country. Given these times, you could expect some liberal Eeyore to try to dampen the mood.
The Artemis Moon base project is legally dubious https://t.co/V4VqabaX5G
— The Verge (@verge) April 1, 2026
Extremely tired of technology journalism being a group of people telling us everything is actually bad https://t.co/a4yMfwB71D pic.twitter.com/DQH9g66NjT
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) April 2, 2026
The person who wrote this crap is @georginatorbet. https://t.co/Y2VYOpXWxE pic.twitter.com/Wk9Dp3yuYh
— Bad Hombre (@Badhombre) April 2, 2026
Meet Georgina Torbet, who wrote a humorous article questioning whether this mission is legal. The main objective for Artemis is to return to the Moon for habitation. The moon base is coming, and no, it’s not illegal. The community note was quite clear:
The Outer Space Treaty (OST) doesn't ban resource extraction.
Art I: "free for exploration and USE".
Art II: no "national appropriation".
Extraction ≠ owning the Moon.
The 1979 Moon Agreement tried a stricter ban but failed. No major space powers joined.
So, nothing more needs to be said to these naysayers who decided to cannibalize a historic moment yesterday. Their loss. We don’t care.
In the words of Les Grossman:
The Florida Gators softball team paused their game to watch the launch:
