During a time of great division, losing faith, trust in our leaders, unjust actions, fear and a unpopular undefined war, the moon launch of Atremis 2 has brought us together during the spacecraft's brief 8 minute accent into space. As WE marvel at the dedication, courage, and technology of so many. No red, no blue, just us. This reminds me of the 1968 Apollo 8 Christmas Eve orbit around the moon ending a year of violence and turbulence, when those astronauts read from the Book of Genesis, making us realize we are all sharing this small beautiful planet. The first picture of the Earth rise over the moon taken by Bill Anders confirmed this. I hope this mission re-ignites that perspective.
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