NASA Begins Planning the First Human Mission To Cislunar Space (blastingnews.com)

MarkWhittington writes: With the first launch of the heavy-lift Space Launch System drawing nigh (for no later than November 2018), NASA is already trying to plan the first crewed space mission beyond low-Earth orbit for the early 2020s. However, budget uncertainties plus a couple of congressional mandates are causing uncertainty for the launch manifest for the SLS.

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Let's take back the words co-opted by SocJus

[Anonymous Coward]

"cis" is a Latin prefix that roughly translates to "on this side of".

It doesn't matter if it was co-opted by some academic leftist tyrants.

We should take back the words they've co-opted.

They only have power when they're allowed to corrupt language.

If we deny them that ability, then they are powerless.

So I think we should use the term "cis" as the Romans wanted us to, and in this case "cislunar" is a perfectly good use of it.

By using the prefix "cis" properly in this case, the social justice movement has actually been dealt a blow.

Re:Check your FUCKING Privilige!

[BarbaraHudson]

The whole abuse of the term 'cis' has always been awkward as all heck. Set it down to SJWs being overly PC who don't want to say "normal people" and "transsexuals".