"Writing this is making me drunk, it’s driving me crazy" : disgusted and hurt Thomas Pesquet makes a huge update

On Saturday, September 3, NASA will launch its new mega-rocket, called Artemis, to the Moon. The task of the device is to push the Orion capsule into orbit of the Moon and does not take a crew on board. The goal is for NASA to verify that the vehicle is safe for future astronauts.

This momentous event attracts scammers as well as space-conquest enthusiasts. On social networks, conspiracy theories are not uncommon, and some Internet users claim that the Man never really set foot on the Moon. These conspiracy theories certainly do not go to Thomas Pesquet’s side. Disturbed by the many attacks on his profession and passion, the astronaut allowed his anger to explode on Twitter. “BOf course yes, man went to the moon during the Apollo missions. And we’re going back. It also worries me a lot to see some people having fun blurting out reality while others have fun. Seriously ask yourself this question: Who wins from all this? No, not NASA, manipulators who tell you everything is wrong (…) In fact, writing all this makes me angry. It shouldn’t be and I should be more patient but this is very frustrating. Guys who tell you ‘we’re lying, look, the truth is here, of course I’m not lying’, doesn’t that seem a little easy? They have everything to win‘ sent a long series of messages.

In fact, writing all this makes me drunk. It shouldn’t be and I should be more patient but this is very frustrating. Guys who tell you “we’re lying, look, the truth is here, of course I’m not lying”, doesn’t that seem a little easy? They have everything to win

— Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) 31 August 2022

“TThere are those who do the work, those who invent it, those who build it, who work every day, for example, to put an incredibly complex rocket to fulfill its task. It is beautiful, positive, useful. But it is very difficult. When there’s nothing easier for a guy than to hide behind his keyboard and talk things through, because it suits him for you to listen to him. It actually doesn’t take much effort… If you get caught up in it with good intentions, it will happen: get off Twitter and try to find information in books, for example. It’s safer“, added.

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