Artemis 2 vs Apollo 8: An epic journey in time

Now that the Artemis II crew is set to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, here's how their mission stacks up against Apollo 8 Visualizing the difference between Artemis II's hybrid free-return trajectory and Apollo's historical lunar insertion flight paths. Artemis II set a new distance record for human spaceflight, swinging around the far side of the Moon without entering low lunar orbit like Apollo 8 did. This is a celebration of both successful missions separated by 58 years, and is an improved version of of my Jan 5 short and Jan 5 thumbnail #Space #Physics #ArtemisII #Apollo #MoonMission #NASA #OrbitalMechanics #Shorts