[thetinguy]

Artemis is a federal jobs program.

[tonetheman]

Military budget for the year was 777B...

Give what you said all of the military is a jobs program also.

[JumpCrisscross]

Size of budget doesn’t determine jobs or not. Artemis exists because Congress didn’t like Constellation’s cancellation. Its Block II configuration underperforms Starship at significantly higher cost, both to develop and to operate, all without anywhere close to the technological progress of even Falcon Heavy. SLS exists first to provide jobs. The military-industrial complex has an obvious first and foremost purpose, and it’s pretty good at it.

[arrosenberg]

The military is a jobs program, thats not a secret.

[DanHulton]

You think you're being flip, but you're closer to right than you probably expect.

[RichardCNormos]

The mission of Artemis is to land a woman and a person of color on the moon. It is a federally funded affirmative action program.