Artemis II is expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego at 2007 EDT today. All joking aside about various problems with the craft, I hope for a safe return and recovery of the crew.
The mission itself is a great boost for our space program. We have proven that we can still travel far from home and come back. I am hopeful that this is the beginning of expanding outside of our world and moving to other planets.
I am aware that the notion of space stations that are stopping points on the way to other planets is still a far off dream. But it’s better than thinking that our science and technology are frozen in place and can’t move forward.
