Artemis 11

[Ross365]

About 4km more distant from Earth than the furthest point on the Apollo missions, so not a huge amount really.

No, it's a good deal further (higher) than that. Sufficiently far that they will be able to see (and photograph) all of the Moon from North to South poles. Apollo was much closer and could only see a relatively narrow strip of the Moon as they circled it. All the Apollo landings were fairly close to the equator, but if they go back, they want to land as close as possible to the south pole, because they believe there is frozen water in that region.

 

[redlig]

Yes, but how far away is that when measured as London busses or football pitches? Without some random media measurement it's all just numbers to me.

Don't forget the Olympic Swimming Pool.

 

[Farside]

About 4km more distant from Earth than the furthest point on the Apollo missions, so not a huge amount really.

Must've been a real anorak who first realised this.

 

[redlig]

Must've been a real anorak who first realised this.

Not an anorak just a PR man desperate for a headline to take peoples minds off the main story.

 

[qwakers]

What about apollo 13? That definitely went all the way around....

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

What about apollo 13? That definitely went all the way around....

Just depends how close this orbit was vs Apollo 13 I would think?

 

[Seadog]

 

[Screwdriver]

About 4km more distant from Earth than the furthest point on the Apollo missions, so not a huge amount really.

Bit of desperate spin attempting to make the mission sound more interesting. Artemis didn't get anywhere near the moon really, they orbited further away from the moon than it's actual diameter! So they were "further away from the Earth" than any man (or woman) has ever been because they were further away from the Moon than any other mission that's been there.

The Apollo missions were orbiting the Moon in a parking orbit of circa 60 miles. Compare that to the Artemis 4,000 to 6,000 miles flyby.

I still think there's a big risk in re-entry. They have adopted a steeper re-entry due to the failure of the heat shield during testing. Seems a bit risky to go for a steeper dive with a dodgy heat shield. Apparently they think the problem is more to do with the longer duration of the more usual, shallower approach. Soon find out...

 

[qwakers]

just googled it. unsurprisingly apollo 13 WAS the distance record, both from earth and highest orbit of the moon at 158 miles. normal apollo orbit distance was 70 miles.

still a bit of media spin

 

[Onoff]

They showed it last week, it's in a compartment in the deck/floor and when someone's sitting on it they are visible from the chest upwards.

So your facial expressions are on display still?