A robotic lunar lander developed by Houston-based Intuitive Machines became the first private spacecraft to land on the moon Thursday. The Odysseus lunar lander’s victory, the first U.S. landing on the moon in over 50 years, faced some difficulties in its trip to the lunar surface, with Intuitive Machines CEO Stephen Altemus calling it “a… […]
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Odysseus makes historic lunar landing: ‘Welcome to the moon’
The Odysseus lunar lander made a historic moon landing Thursday afternoon, becoming the first private spacecraft to do so and marking the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years. “I know this was a nail-biter, but we are on the surface, and we are transmitting. Welcome to the moon,” Intuitive Machines CEO Stephen… […]
Emulating Odysseus Today
The epic poem known as the Odyssey, or Homer’s story of Odysseus, the ancient Greek king of Ithaca, who was cursed by the god of the sea, Poseidon, to wander for 10 years before returning home after the fall of Troy, is well known. In the course of his eventful journey, which took him as […]
Odysseus – how the world’s master of contrivance dresses down today’s creepy, lying losers
Fudging on truth is an art form: Odysseus was a master; Trump and company, appalling amateurs What is more pathetic and more revealing than bad lies that implode? Consider a dodgy youngster, dripping with spilled milk, whining “Don’t look at me, blame them.” Or a brighter bulb who blames magic, a ghost, maybe that invisible mystery called gravity. A failed lie instantly exposes one real truth: behold a dolt trying to pull a fast one. As with hapless grifters, whose scams trigger guffaws or jeers, even physical rebukes, we relish the relief of not getting played. In short, there are “good” fabrications that engage to some good end– and there are woeful lies that speak […]