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Silent3

(15,909 posts) Wed Nov 16, 2022, 05:43 PM Nov 2022

Artemis question: Why six days to reach the moon, when it only took Apollo a little over three? [View all]

Is this just for the first mission? Will later uncrewed missions be faster? Will crewed missions be faster, since keeping radiation exposure to a minimum is a good idea?

I've tried to find answers to this online, but either my Google-fu is weak, or the information is hard to find.

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Artemis question: Why six days to reach the moon, when it only took Apollo a little over three? [View all] Silent3 Nov 2022 OP

Probably a fuel savings and training for the future... Wounded Bear Nov 2022 #1

I realize the fuel savings, but if you're trying to emulate what future missions will be like... Silent3 Nov 2022 #3

This is the uncrewed mission... Wounded Bear Nov 2022 #5

They want to test the ship's performance in lunar orbit more than anything else. Gore1FL Nov 2022 #6

They took the scenic route. FraDon Nov 2022 #2

Maybe navigating between all of the satellites up there now? nt AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2022 #8

I can't speak to Artemis I Gore1FL Nov 2022 #4

There refused to stop and ask for directions unblock Nov 2022 #7

they couldn't read the map and got lost DBoon Nov 2022 #9

They are using a elliptical entrance to a much higher parking orbit. yourout Nov 2022 #10

Usually we figure that the flight path is closely timed. keithbvadu2 Nov 2022 #14

And this Distant Retrograde Orbit is a bit like the one planned for the Lunar Gateway muriel_volestrangler Nov 2022 #16

Apollo carried humans FBaggins Nov 2022 #11

They can only travel at the speed of Star Trek. GreenWave Nov 2022 #12

Differences in life support trade-offs? JHB Nov 2022 #13

Apollo used the biggest, most powerful rocket ever launched into space (Saturn V). Angleae Nov 2022 #15

The SLS is 15% more powerful than the Saturn V at take-off muriel_volestrangler Nov 2022 #18

It is complicated, but if Google doesn't get you there, try Wikipedia muriel_volestrangler Nov 2022 #17