theneverfox comments on ELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it?

ELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

We are going to the moon. Artemis II is going to bring humans further from earth than any human has ever been, and doing a drive by like this is part of the process of landing on the moon

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[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

doing a drive by

GTA 6: Moon DLC confirmed?!

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[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

Further how? I've admittedly not looked anything up but the Apollo missions orbited the moon as well.

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 7 months ago

They're going higher around the far side of the moon than previous missions, so further from earth

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