Before beginning this article, let us all acknowledge that NASA’s Artemis II space mission is going to be travelling around unceded territory that may well be the traditional home of microbial lifeforms who have lived there peacefully for generations and have no wish to be disturbed, plundered or colonized by aggressive, invasive Western culture.
Such is the state of the “colonial outrage industry” these days that it can be tough when reading some articles — especially on April 1 — to decide whether or not they are a joke.
The madness is everywhere …
🚨'The BBC are insane!'
According to a show on BBC Radio 4, the Artemis 2 Moon mission raises "troubling moral questions" such as whether humanity risks repeating the mistakes of "colonial expansion".@JuliaHB1 pic.twitter.com/ksCVY4EQNi
— Talk (@TalkTV) April 1, 2026
