A 21st-century space “race” may very well be underway, and it was jump-started last week with NASA’s launch of Artemis II.
Four astronauts were blasted into space and put on a four-day journey to orbit the moon. Yesterday, there was wall-to-wall coverage on YouTube, cable, and streaming services of the Orion spacecraft’s trek around the moon.
It was awesome and featured inspiring images and videos never seen before, or at least seen since the last human walked on the moon 52 years ago. The excitement from millions across the country and more around the world has been amazing.
NASA’s project continues next year with a docking mission in low Earth orbit and then the big one, the 2028 mission to land on the moon. It already feels like we’re traveling back in time….
