the crew cried as they became the furthest people from earth, they named the Integrity crater after one of the astronaut’s deceased wife. i love humanity, i love how we go to the moon and we name that bright spot after someone loved. we name that crater after the spaceship craft that carried them so far. something about us being so small, barely making a dent in the universe, but still going with love.
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🚨 Artemis II’s BIGGEST milestones are tomorrow. Here’s when they’ll happen:
📍1:56 PM ET (1756 UTC) Crew surpasses the Apollo 13 distance record
📍2:45 PM ET (1845 UTC) Lunar observation period begins
📍6:47 PM ET (2247 UTC) Loss of signal expected as Orion heads behind the Moon (~40 min)
📍7:02 PM ET (2302 UTC) Closest approach to the Moon
📍7:05 PM ET (2305 UTC) Orion reaches its furthest point from Earth
Tomorrow is going to be HISTORIC!
Good question in the press conf: once it's in the grip of lunar gravity how come Artemis gets out again later? Because it has escape velocity relative to the Moon. The Moon is dominating its motion, but it's going so fast the Moon can't grab it hard enough to stop it.
Eying some mutuals to afflict them with the commission beam (it’ll be my first commission)
Practice your scarlet & blonde hairs for absolutely no reason at all