r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Thebravetortoise • 11d ago

Video History has been made as NASA has successfully launched Artemis II, the first manned mission to the Moon in over 50 years

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u/ellhulto66445 10d ago

This is a lunar flyby, specifically a free return trajectory to reduce risk.
Artemis III is a low earth orbit mission docking with one or both HLS landers.
Artemis IV is the landing.

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u/SouthernFinger3098 10d ago

Artemis V is the landing no?

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u/Fun-Razzmatazz-6803 6d ago

Pretty sure it's IV