We Just Broke The Apollo 13 Record! 🚀 Artemis II Is Behind The Moon Right Now 🌙 While you were scrolling through your feed today, four human beings just traveled further away from our planet than anyone in the history of our species. The sheer audacity of orbital mechanics is something we don't talk about enough. Right now, as you sit in your room or on a bus, there is a tin can named Orion hurtling through the vacuum of space, carrying four people who are currently staring at the "dark" side of the moon. This is the Artemis II mission, and if you aren't paying attention, you are missing the biggest vibe shift in scientific history. Since Thursday, April 2, this crew has been leaning on the ultimate copilot--gravity. They aren't just out there joyriding, they are locked into a free-return trajectory. That is basically a cosmic slingshot maneuver that ensures even if everything goes wrong, the laws of physics will pull them back home to Earth by April 10. It is s...
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