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Artemis II astronauts manually pilot Orion: Nasa video shows spacecraft heading towards Moon
Nasa's Orion spacecraft has successfully separated from its rocket during the Artemis II mission. Astronauts are now conducting proximity operations tests. This historic journey marks humanity's return to lunar space after over 50 years. The mission, lasting about 10 days, will see the crew fly around the Moon and capture images of its surface.
Why Artemis II will not land on the Moon even though NASA did it 50 years ago
NASA's Artemis II mission, a 10-day lunar flyby, marks humanity's return to deep space after 50 years. This crucial test flight validates the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket for future landings. Unlike Apollo's race against time, Artemis prioritizes long-term lunar presence and eventual Mars missions, emphasizing safety and sustainability over speed.
10 ‘superpowers’ women possess that are biologically impossible for men
The woman's body is often thought of as simply an average body. However, the more we learn about evolutionary biology, the more we understand that the women’s genome has been specifically adapted for a different form of highly efficient survival. From how the brain interprets sensory information all the way down to having two sets of immune system genes on its X chromosome (which accounts for the fact that females, on average, have a higher immunity to disease than males), a great number of characteristics that make females biologically unique do not get recognised. Here are some examples of physiological accomplishments performed by women with much greater levels of efficiency than men.
How Chandrayaan-1 added to factors that brought the Moon back into humanity’s future
Written Off As Dry & Dead After Apollo, Moon Regained Scientific & Strategic Relevance After Isro’s 2008 Mission Detected Water Molecules, Reshaping Global Space Policy, Allowing For Artemis
