"Boy, did we learn a lot from 21, almost 21 and a half kilograms of rocks and soils."-James W. Head, III

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyXAHHM1Pp4

Artemis is rolling out to the pad again about now, and will have Nov 12-17 to pick a clean launch. Never forget that aborted launches count as test results, each one makes the new rocket system stronger. 

This LPI is a 50 year anniversary of Apollo spoken by an Apollo OG geologist; a good teaser for Artemis. Our speaker had Artemis in mind when he prepared this lecture. 

• 16:15 "We wanted to go to rough areas because geology scales directly with surface roughness." Maybe I should have used this quote in the header. It also relates well with Artemis. 
• 17:20 I've never heard of anyone dunking on a fool with this feat. The second Apollo mission,12, aimed for a previous probe and took pictures with it. Eat that conspiracy jerks.
• 20:50 sample 14321, has an inclusion that may be ejecta from Hadean Earth. Possibly molten Earth. 
• 27:25 The story of the seat belt basalt. These kinds of Amy Shira Teitel stories are fun.
• 33:10 Apollo 17's Jack Schmitt did an LPI already set up.
• 35:15 Another thing I never knew. Proposed drivable rover.
• At 39:10 he transfers into specifically Artemis preview. When he points to a geological map and says "it's all here" what he's implying is that Artemis missions will categorically explore each color-zone on the map. 
• About 53:00, he's straight up telling us Artemis behind the scenes stressors.

by Gil Scott-Heron

A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey's on the moon)

I can't pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey's on the moon)
Ten years from now I'll be payin' still.
(while Whitey's on the moon)

The man jus' upped my rent las' night.
('cause Whitey's on the moon)
No hot water, no toilets, no lights.
(but Whitey's on the moon)

I wonder why he's uppi' me?
('cause Whitey's on the moon?)
I was already payin' 'im fifty a week.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Taxes takin' my whole damn check,
Junkies makin' me a nervous wreck,
The price of food is goin' up,
An' as if all that shit wasn't enough

A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Her face an' arm began to swell.
(but Whitey's on the moon)

Was all that money I made las' year
(for Whitey on the moon?)
How come there ain't no money here?
(Hm! Whitey's on the moon)
Y'know I jus' 'bout had my fill
(of Whitey on the moon)
I think I'll sen' these doctor bills,
Airmail special
(to Whitey on the moon)

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