The role of the astronaut is in flux
- Source
- MIT Technology Review - All
- Source link
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/18/1141614/book-review-astronaut-role-in-flux
- Published
- 2026-08-18 09:00:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-18 11:11:05
- Category
- Procurement Technology & AI
- Geography
- Global
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
When the four astronauts on board NASA’s Artemis II swung around the moon earlier this year, they set a new record for the farthest humans have ever ventured from Earth, surpassing the distance set by Apollo 13 in 1972 by some 4,000 miles.  While no space mission can live up to the historic touchdown of…
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-18 11:11:05
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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