They will be flying around the moon at a distance of approx 5000 miles away (subject to launch times). They will not enter low Lunar Orbit, and will be approximately 7000% (70 times) further away then the ~70 mile standard Apollo Orbits.
However, this is still the first time any humans have left Low Earth Orbit since 1972, so I am still excited to see it launch today.
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One detail I love about this crew is that they designed the Artemis II mission patch so “A II” reads as the word “All,” because they wanted everyone to feel like part of this mission. They all come from different background with Koch spent a full year wintering at the South Pole before she ever became an astronaut, and Hansen who was flying gliders at 16 on a farm in Ontario. These aren’t the typical test pilot resumes, they are normal folks just like us!
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Do you think it’s awkward for the Canadian guy as of late?
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At this point I couldn’t care less…f*ck America.
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Hard to take NBC’s coverage of the Artemis seriously when Al Roker is part of it.
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The article is behind a paywall. Can someone please copy-paste it into the thread so everyone can read it? Thanks.
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My god, they look like they were already hit with cosmic rays.
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The Artemis II mission crew includes the first woman, the first Black person, and the first non-American astronaut to travel to the lunar environment.
Read the full article: [https://www.wired.com/story/these-are-the-4-artemis-ii-astronauts-leading-the-historic-return-to-the-moon/](https://www.wired.com/story/these-are-the-4-artemis-ii-astronauts-leading-the-historic-return-to-the-moon/)
Near** The moon.
They will be flying around the moon at a distance of approx 5000 miles away (subject to launch times). They will not enter low Lunar Orbit, and will be approximately 7000% (70 times) further away then the ~70 mile standard Apollo Orbits.
However, this is still the first time any humans have left Low Earth Orbit since 1972, so I am still excited to see it launch today.
One detail I love about this crew is that they designed the Artemis II mission patch so “A II” reads as the word “All,” because they wanted everyone to feel like part of this mission. They all come from different background with Koch spent a full year wintering at the South Pole before she ever became an astronaut, and Hansen who was flying gliders at 16 on a farm in Ontario. These aren’t the typical test pilot resumes, they are normal folks just like us!
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Do you think it’s awkward for the Canadian guy as of late?
At this point I couldn’t care less…f*ck America.
Hard to take NBC’s coverage of the Artemis seriously when Al Roker is part of it.
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The article is behind a paywall. Can someone please copy-paste it into the thread so everyone can read it? Thanks.
My god, they look like they were already hit with cosmic rays.