X Users Argue Over Heated Debate Over If Victor Glover Counts As Another Monkey Sent to Space
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X users are locked in a heated debate after a viral post questioned whether NASA astronaut Victor Glover should be considered “another monkey sent to space,” sparking widespread backlash and discussion across the platform. The argument quickly split into opposing camps, with many condemning the statement as offensive and others attempting to frame it as satire, pushing the topic into trending as users dissect intent, language, and the broader implications of online discourse.
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X Users Argue Over Heated Debate Over If Victor Glover Counts As Another Monkey Sent to Space

LoriGraceWX
@lorigracewx
Our country is sending monkeys to space in the big '26 😭
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Latest in space
@latestinspace
#BREAKING 🚨: NASA HAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE ARTEMIS II ROCKET
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SumtinStink
@Sumtinstink
Savage
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Magills
@magills_
First woman and person of color on a lunar mission and the launch is running late. x.com/whitehouse/sta…
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Clara
@claramanoucheka
Now do the economy ...
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman
@NASAAdmin
Under @POTUS America will never give up the Moon again. 🇺🇸
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Tom
@Tegus06
Awesome to watch that live 🚀
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Sky News
@SkyNews
3, 2, 1... lift-off! BREAKING: NASA's Artemis II crew launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Follow live 🔗 trib.al/gmxcP3T 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
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Jim Feenstra
@JimboFeenstra
uterly amazing. It should be on your bucket list to see a rocket launch.
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NASA
@NASA
Replying to @NASA
Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.
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Chris Jensen
@ChrisJe51308107
Proud moment for our country.
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NASA
@NASA
We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from @NASAKennedy on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). x.com/i/broadcasts/1
LIVE
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NASA’s Artemis II Crew Launches to the Moon (Official Broadcast)
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Dave k
@Konjoyan
Hey, it's no ballroom, but pretty impressive anyway. #NASA #Artemis
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NASA
@NASA
Replying to @NASA
Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.
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Rich
@OneShotRich
I GOT TO SEE IT IN MY BACKYARD goosebumps.
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Polymarket
@Polymarket
BREAKING: Artemis II begins liftoff — the first human expedition to the Moon since 1972.
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South Park Classics
@southparkclasx
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NASA
@NASA
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Replying to @NASA
Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.
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Д
@ADelgersaikhan
Translated from Russian
Zözo, it was supposed to land in the shady spot
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The Spectator Index
@spectatorindex
BREAKING: Artemis II, the first human expedition to the moon since 1972, lifts off.
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Frank Dinardo 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈
@fjdinardo
To the Moon! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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NASA
@NASA
Replying to @NASA
Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.
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MK1
@mondayknyts
🇺🇸🫡💯
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Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
Kid just SMOKED a CNN reporter outside of Artemis II launch: CNN: "Why do you want to be here?... Why do you love being a part of history? Kid: "We're going back to the f*cking moon, that's why!" 🤣
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G7(じーせぶん)
@G7_2169
Translated from Japanese
I saw it on a real-time live stream, but stuff like this exists in the world and can do things like this, humans are just way too amazing, right
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NASA
@NASA
Replying to @NASA
Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.
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Thomas Carter-Thompson
@TCT_73
A great reminder that our Southern Neighbour is our greatest friend and strongest ally! 🇨🇦🇺🇸 Thanks to
@NASA
Canada will become the second nation to send a human into deep space. 🚀
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NASA
@NASA
We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from @NASAKennedy on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC). x.com/i/broadcasts/1
LIVE
2.4M views
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Launches to the Moon (Official Broadcast)
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mau28441934
@mau28441934
From, Chile 🇨🇱, congratulation!!!
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NASA
@NASA
Replying to @NASA
Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.
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mariano y bichy
@mtac79
Fly me to the moon Frank Sinatra De fondo
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BNO News
@BNONews
BREAKING: NASA’s Artemis II launches on historic mission to fly around the moon
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PowerPuff_Bunnies
@chang_chenghao
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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NASA
@NASA
Replying to @NASA
Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.
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@NASA
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@Space_Station
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NASA Astronaut assigned to the Artemis II mission around the Moon. Lived and worked on the International Space Station.