«What would happen if we sent Trump into space?», this article asks. Well, I’d say that heavily depends on whether he stays there or comes back. That’s not what the article is about. It basically turns Gautam’s insight that I quoted above to Trump, exhibit A of a human that would need a bit of ego dissolution. To then contrast his antics with the experience of the Artemis astronauts: «From up here, you look like one thing. Homo sapiens is all of us. No matter where you’re from or what you look like, we’re all one people.»

From Weekly Filet #569, in May 2026.