The launch date of Artemix II for a 4 astronaut flyby of the moon is planned for September of next year (2025).

Do you think NASA will be able to make this date? (https://www.nasa.gov/event/artemis-ii-launch/)

It’s a very exciting time to see something like this, something humans haven’t done for 50 years.

And as a matter of historical significance, this will be the furthest humans have ever travelled from Earth. We’ve existed for 300,000 years (homo sapiens), and no human has ever gone as far from this rock as these 4 people are about to do.

  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    I don’t know the reason why the distance is further but I would imagine it is intentional to increase speed or some other technical reason.

    Aren’t they going further out for a more efficient insertion into the Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit which Lunar Gateway will be in?