@jeffw to World NewsEnglish • 8 months agoAn astronaut is landing on the moon. For the first time, it won't be an Americanwww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square75arrow-up1131arrow-down125
arrow-up1106arrow-down1external-linkAn astronaut is landing on the moon. For the first time, it won't be an Americanwww.usatoday.com@jeffw to World NewsEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square75
minus-square@jeffwOPlinkEnglish-17•8 months agoThis isn’t about the rocket, it’s about the national origin and the space agency that sent the person
minus-square@KazuyaDarklightlinkEnglish25•8 months agoOk, but the space agency in charge is…still NASA. These aren’t American astronauts doing a ride-along on a Japanese mission, it’s literally the opposite.
minus-square@KazuyaDarklightlinkEnglish7•8 months agoThe article mentions the agency and OP brought agencies into the conversation in the message I replied to. I wouldn’t have hit on it otherwise.
This isn’t about the rocket, it’s about the national origin and the space agency that sent the person
Ok, but the space agency in charge is…still NASA. These aren’t American astronauts doing a ride-along on a Japanese mission, it’s literally the opposite.
It only mentions the person, not the agency.
The article mentions the agency and OP brought agencies into the conversation in the message I replied to. I wouldn’t have hit on it otherwise.