Following Artemis I’s literal splash(down) this month, experts are reportedly studying the data obtained by the Orion spacecraft to prepare for the first crewed flight of Artemis II in 2024.
According to Ashley Strickland, the latest images and findings from September’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test are in… Everyone can now see the indelible mark DART left on the asteroid Dimorphos.”
Similarly, the Perseverance rover is reportedly preparing for its next big step on Mars.
“These samples are part of a matching set that will remain stowed on the rover — and either cache could be the collection that makes its way back to Earth in 2033 through the Mars Sample Return program,” Ashley confirms.
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Latest research contradicts the popular theory that previous studies have suggested “that ancient human relatives evolved to walk on two legs because they lived in an open savanna.”
It is believed that Orion traveled “roughly 1.3 million miles (2 million kilometers) during this mission on a path that swung out to a distant lunar orbit, carrying the capsule farther than any spacecraft designed to carry humans has ever traveled.”
“Artemis II will aim to send astronauts on a similar trajectory as Artemis I, flying around the moon but not landing on its surface,” as per Jackie Wattles.
