Wasn't Apollo 8 the first manned circumnavigation?
Outside of Diversity In Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaace, Artemis II's contribution is mostly being a shakeout mission: first manned SLS platform launch, first manned Orion capsule. First time we've shot anything manned out of LEO in 54 years.
The only thing unique it might do is set a record for a human's distance from Earth because they're going wider than Apollo did. Which might be interesting for medical research. Also NASA trying to prove they haven't been obsoleted by the private sector.
Also NASA trying to prove they haven't been obsoleted by the private sector.
"Hai, guise, we've launched this rocket a whole heckin' twice in the last half decade!"
Meanwhile, SpaceX launched twenty-six Falcon 9s between the first launch attempt of Artemis II and their actual launch- including a crewed mission- and will launch four Falcon 9s by the time Artemis II gets back to Earth.
I found one of the articles trying to present the supposed preparations of the astronauts in their suits, etc. as if it were something novel. Something like 600 people have been to orbit I believe. It's not like these were one of the first ten people and we haven't even tested spacesuit technology before.
Wasn't Apollo 8 the first manned circumnavigation?
Outside of Diversity In Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaace, Artemis II's contribution is mostly being a shakeout mission: first manned SLS platform launch, first manned Orion capsule. First time we've shot anything manned out of LEO in 54 years.
The only thing unique it might do is set a record for a human's distance from Earth because they're going wider than Apollo did. Which might be interesting for medical research. Also NASA trying to prove they haven't been obsoleted by the private sector.
"Hai, guise, we've launched this rocket a whole heckin' twice in the last half decade!"
Meanwhile, SpaceX launched twenty-six Falcon 9s between the first launch attempt of Artemis II and their actual launch- including a crewed mission- and will launch four Falcon 9s by the time Artemis II gets back to Earth.
I found one of the articles trying to present the supposed preparations of the astronauts in their suits, etc. as if it were something novel. Something like 600 people have been to orbit I believe. It's not like these were one of the first ten people and we haven't even tested spacesuit technology before.