I question the choice of the phrase "to the Moon". I get it, it's technically true, but ~100% of normal people hear that and assume it means boots on the ground. Every single time it gets mentioned, it's immediately followed by a clarification that disappoints the audience. This isn't the sort of marketing choice that a self-confident program makes.
Even the next one isn't landing on the moon. It is still a test flight. Good that they are testing things obviously, but it is hard to get excited about testing...
the apollo program had 5 crewed flights, two of which went to the moon without landing.
after 50 years of not going there, it is exciting that something is happening.
i don't actually care about landing on the moon. i care about what is being tested and learned from these flights, whether they do land on the moon or not.
the moonlanding better be a test for base building for example and not just collecting samples. we can do that with robots already.
Dont forget 4/1 Elon tweeted he was putting a doge coin on the moon. When that does happen in 2027 or 2028 its going to actually explode in price for the hype
