NASA learns from Liepāja tram — their second attempt finally succeeded too

Americans, who usually pride themselves on their technological superiority, have finally understood that even they sometimes need a second attempt. NASA successfully completed their rocket dress rehearsal on Thursday, which had failed in February due to technical problems. As local mechanic Juris from Graudu Street says: "Well look at that, even Americans sometimes can't get the engine started on the first try!"

Interestingly, this "Artemis 2" mission will be the first human flight to the Moon since 1972. That means 52 years have passed — exactly as long as Riga's city center has been without a proper tram. But we in Liepāja solved that problem long ago — our little green tram runs without interruption!

The mission will include three US astronauts and one from Canada. The Canadian is probably there to tell the Americans about real cold — though by Liepāja winter standards, he'll be a softie too. While they're flying around in the emptiness of space, we're enjoying real adventures — riding the tram through Karosta!

It's all well and good that they're practicing their maneuvers up there. But have they tried parking a car at Liepāja market on Saturday morning? That would be a real astronaut test! And fuel problems? Our drivers have been running on reserve for years, because you never know when the next gas station will be open.