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Forum: Exploration: Moon to Mars
Topic: [Discuss] NASA's Artemis II mission (Orion)

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 09-25-2025 07:53 AM You would have to ask the crew, but if I had to guess based on their comments yesterday, at least to reasons might have been a factor. First, the crew emphasized how Artemis II was an international mission and not just because Jeremy Hansen is on board. Cubesats from international partners will be deployed and some of their on board science will include international participation, as well. They also view their mission as helping to pave the way to the lunar surface, where the hope is everyone on Earth will benefit from what is learned. Secondly, Reid Wiseman said he expects the anniversary to get a lot of mention otherwise. <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]When I look at 2026, the year ahead, we're going 250,000 miles from planet Earth and it just so coincidentally happens to be the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. So we'll see if we can play those two numbers together just a few thousand times on this mission.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE>
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