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I watched with interest the launch, return splash down and the welcome home greetings for the 4 astronauts, what I found interesting was how the NASA representative described it, he emphasised it was a dangerous mission, the Artemis rocket had not been tested on a crewed flight as yet.
This puts into perspective then by comparison how incredible the Apollo 13 mission was. They both flew almost identical routes, a slingshot around the Moon, it was Apollo 13's record that Artemis broke (furthest crewed journey away from earth).
The Artemis had not been tested with a crewed flight but was planned with 2020s science and technology.
The Apollo 13 route was unplanned, a damaged space vehicle and 1960s technology, albeit flight in 1970, absolutely amazing.
Geffers
I watched with interest the launch, return splash down and the welcome home greetings for the 4 astronauts, what I found interesting was how the NASA representative described it, he emphasised it was a dangerous mission, the Artemis rocket had not been tested on a crewed flight as yet.
This puts into perspective then by comparison how incredible the Apollo 13 mission was. They both flew almost identical routes, a slingshot around the Moon, it was Apollo 13's record that Artemis broke (furthest crewed journey away from earth).
The Artemis had not been tested with a crewed flight but was planned with 2020s science and technology.
The Apollo 13 route was unplanned, a damaged space vehicle and 1960s technology, albeit flight in 1970, absolutely amazing.
Geffers
