To think that we aren't just going "to the Moon," but rather traveling to meet it at an exact point in space... changes everything.
It all comes down to orbital mechanics: arriving at the precise location, at the precise moment.
One tiny error... and it simply doesn't happen
Time to wake up!
...if you're going to the Moon. Our Artemis II crew started their second flight day with the sounds of John Legend's "Green Light" (feat. Andre 3000). "Sleepyhead" by Young and Sick roused the crew earlier today.
This animation shows NASA’s Artemis II mission path, a journey of nearly 685,000 miles. The crew will travel in a figure-eight trajectory, looping out from Earth, around the Moon, and back again.
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Spring in Zhongshan unfurls like a work of art from a painter's brush. Golden trumpet trees, bougainvillea, kapok blossoms, and rapeseed fields brighten the entire city. Welcome to the season's masterpiece.
🌋One month after the Piton de la Fournaise volcano began erupting on Réunion Island, lava continues to flow and has reached the ocean for the first time in 19 years.
Insane dog sled moment: one woman grips her runaway sled for dear life as the dogs bolt, then her competitor jumps off her own sled mid-race to grab the lines and save her.
Gutsy move by her competitor to jump off and help her stop her dogs.