ICYMI - Your Great-Great-Grandchildren Will Have Lunch on the Moon. This Is Why It Matters

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift · Apr 3, 2026 · 9m

Artemis 2 launch emotional reaction is where Jen Gerson's column began. She watched the launch with her family. Her husband got emotional and tried not to show it. Her nine-year-old said that is cool. She sat down to figure out what she was actually feeling and followed it to a love letter to the moon and a subtitle that says we must continue to do the stupid thing.

What is it like to look at a rocket and understand that what you are witnessing is the most primitive stage of a project measured in centuries? Jen Gerson says nobody watching this launch will be remembered when the destination is…