I hear newscasters praising humanity by saying
“The crew of Artemis II goes where no human
has gone before. To the far side of the moon.”

Since there is no landing planned for this mission,
does a circumnavigation qualify as the first time
humanity has had the opportunity to look out of
the window of the capsule and see the darkness
of the far side of the Moon?

Did any of the moon missions of the 70s accomplish
this feat with any of their circumnavigations ?

Is it true that if it were not for Donald Trump
n his wonderfulness that none of this would
ever be even possible? I only ask this after
listening to him comment the bravery of the
astronauts become an observation of the
stoicism he has maintained in the face of
Increasingly unfavorable press - po’ po’ boi