Apollo's impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch

NASA Artemis Moonshot Apollo Reflections - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. They just wish these Artemis moonshots had happened sooner while more of Apollo’s workforce was still alive.

Now in their 80s and 90s, the dwindling survivors of NASA’s greatest generation would also like to see more enthusiasm for Artemis.