Some people are convinced that everything around Apollo was fake. What do these kinds of people now believe about the Artemis program?
Some people are convinced that everything around Apollo was fake. What do these kinds of people now believe about the Artemis program?
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neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 25 pts · 141d
Just for the record: Artemis II will not perform a moon landing, allegedly or otherwise. This mission is purely for testing the long term suitability of the life support system, as well as the lunar injection procedure.
It's basically the same mission profile as Apollo 8.
I guess they'll prove once again that lunar missions are staged: Because that's how rockets past a certain size works. Nobody has build a functioning single-stage-to-orbit yet, let alone an SSTM
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 141d
Yeah it seems everyone thinks they're landing on the moon this mission. Even the news imply it saying they're on their way to the moon.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 141d
Well, to be fair, the are going to the moon, as they're entering orbit around it.
I guess you could say they're going to the moon in the same way I'm going to a friend's house, even if I'm just going to stomp around in his yard before going home.
The Artemis program does include a moon landing, just not this trip. News media should probably clarify that bit.
teft@piefed.social · 5 pts · 141d
They won’t enter orbit. They’re doing a flyby which basically means they’ll whip around the far side and then head for earth. Here is a picture of the mission profile:
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 140d
Alright, not the same profile as Apollo 8, then
teft@piefed.social · 1 pts · 140d
They were in actuality big Apollo 13 fans. They just wanted to set a new record and beat Lovell, Swigert, and Hayes’ distance record. 😉
Maiq@piefed.social · 2 pts · 141d
Not true, they are going to retrieve JFK's superbowl ring he dropped when he was there the first time.
Libb@piefed.social · 7 pts · 141d
You mean he was not the son of Zeus and Leto? Note that I I always suspected there was something odd, seeing how not like his father he looked...
;)
More seriously, they will come with something, quite obviously, they need to. But I'm not looking forward to listening to it.
young_broccoli@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 141d
They are ressurecting Kubrick to direct it.
then_three_more@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 141d
The USSR never fell and they've got Luna bases on the dark side of the moon. The US is planning on trying to seeze them
Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 141d
I am sure the billionaires will be starting up fake news with lots of conspiracy theories to keep the proles happily wasting time very soon. Gotta let it cook a bit first.