2026-05-02 14:50 UTC
Worth it. They already achieved their objective. They could've made a powerful statement by denying a debriefing meetup with the fascist. At all costs.
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@troglodytis@lemmy.world 2026-05-02 15:52
The #1 goal of this mission is to secure NASA funding for the missions to continue, #2 was systems testing. They are continuing with their mission as best they understand it. A statement against fascism from them keeps us in low earth orbit
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@Samskara@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-02 22:58
They would look like defiant heroes for five minutes. Trump does some stunt to distract from it. Nothing changes, but three very talented people throw away their careers they have worked hard on for decades. Two years later Trump leaves office either way.