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		exegete 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Artemis II crew take “spectacular” image of Earth So if we’re being technical I think they did achieve escape velocity? But the moon’s gravity and some timed burns will slingshot them back.

gwd 14 days ago [–]

But one could imagine, as a failsafe, arranging things so that Integrity was in fact still in orbit around the Earth, as a sort of "backup" in the event that they somehow missed the moon's slingshot effect.

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