Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it?message-squaremessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down117
arrow-up166arrow-down1message-squareELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square57linkfedilink
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·18 days agoFurther how? I’ve admittedly not looked anything up but the Apollo missions orbited the moon as well.
minus-squarePommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·18 days agoArtemis 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.
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 days agoThey’re going higher around the far side of the moon than previous missions, so further from earth
Further how? I’ve admittedly not looked anything up but the Apollo missions orbited the moon as well.
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.
They’re going higher around the far side of the moon than previous missions, so further from earth