• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    19 days ago

    We are going to the moon. Artemis II is going to bring humans further from earth than any human has ever been, and doing a drive by like this is part of the process of landing on the moon

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        19 days ago

        Artemis II won’t fully orbit it, it slingshots around it.
        Which means it will fly higher over the lunar service, and while it’s on the far side will be further away from earth than previous missions.

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        18 days ago

        They’re going higher around the far side of the moon than previous missions, so further from earth