Like many others, I watched the Artemis II launch a couple of weeks ago. The mission marked the farthest humans had ever traveled from Earth. By the time we set foot on the moon again in 2032, the program will have spanned about 10 years of planning, including delays, testing, and setbacks. For comparison, the original Apollo program took 12 years. Along the way, it would have been easy to push it again. But there is a lesson in every launch. At some point, readiness stops improving and hesitation starts taking over. That is when the decision has to be made.

Launch.

That moment is what separates preparation from execution.

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