NASA's monstrous moon rocket is an overpriced, political beast

As Russian military forces bombarded Ukraine, a congressional committee huddled to discuss progress on Artemis, the ambitious U.S. effort to put astronauts on the moon and Mars. They didn't discuss the raging war, but global tensions of the hour were certainly in the air. "China and Russia have their sights set on the moon and its resources," said Rep. Bill Posey, a Republican who represents Cape Canaveral in Florida. "Given what the moon represents in terms of resources, prestige, U.S. national...