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muriel_volestrangler

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12. Yes, it was all planned

Reply to Marthe48 (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 02:44 PM

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I spotted they were likely to get the record around the time the unmanned Artemis I went up, and they gave the basics of what Artemis II was planned to do.

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Highlight:

Artemis II sets new record as astronauts travel farthest from Earth than ever before [View all] BumRushDaShow Monday OP

And as a result, they get to see the "Dark Side Of The Moon"... hlthe2b Monday #1

"Matter of fact, it's all dark" AZ8theist Monday #2

Ha! Been listening to that myself today. Yes, they will be the first to actually see the "dark" side with human eyes Cheezoholic Monday #3

They're not the first to see it. lastlib Monday #4

Not like these guys have. Apollo was too close (and timing different) to see as much of a sunlit dark side as Artemis II Cheezoholic Monday #6

Been watching it on C-SPAN2. Talitha Monday #5

"They were under instruction to make observations of the Earth's only moon..." LudwigPastorius Tuesday #7

There is a "quasi-moon" there BumRushDaShow Tuesday #8

Does that mean there is also a pseudo-Earth? LudwigPastorius Tuesday #9

I think we have been transported to BumRushDaShow Tuesday #13

Were they supposed to? Marthe48 Tuesday #10

Yes, it was all planned muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #12

Another record coming up - the fastest ever humans muriel_volestrangler Tuesday #11