00:00That's a lot still unresolved, for a launch in about 18 months.
00:05Finally, the bigger picture, because Artemis is never just about technology.
00:10In the background, there's a race going on. Several officials said it openly.
00:14They want to return to the Moon before China does, which is planning its own manned landing
00:19in 2030. They'd rather take a detour through Earth orbit than rush the landing and take
00:26unnecessary risks. And there's a second, subtle message in it. Europe is right in the middle of it
00:33all. With Luca Parmitano, a European, is sitting in the cockpit. And with the European Service Module,
00:40there's European hardware, at the heart of every Orion capsule. The return to the Moon is no longer
00:46just an American project. My honest conclusion? Artemis 3 is not what we've been sold for years.
00:53And that's no disgrace, it's just reality.
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