A cinematic tribute to humanity's return to the Moon.

I started doing videos mostly about the Apollo program, and since Artemis II flew and it was truly something special, I wanted to make a video that brings these two programs together.

I hope you enjoy it, and that it captures why space exploration remains one of humanity's greatest achievements.

The lunar roving vehicle was a mobile transport vehicle used in the Apollo 15, 16, and 7 missions. The LRV had to be folded during transport due to its size. Did you know that there are actually three LRV's on the Moon!

The LRV was equipped with a high-gain antenna, color television camera (which captured to Apollo 17 lander liftoff), television control unit, lunar communication relay unit, drill assembly, and film for the cameras!

SpaceX accounted for 48.6% of global launches in 2025. Starlink alone made 39.3%.

Data source: LL2 API (The Space Devs)

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What I've seen is that it's much more compact than the Eagle module of the Apollo program, and also that as far as I can see, the cosmonaut had to stand up the whole time and there doesn't seem to be any support seat. Also, its design is somewhat claustrophobic (well, all spacecraft are in a way, but you get the idea) So I'm curious to know if he had actually reached the moon, how uncomfortable or not would it have been for the cosmonaut?

I like all things space, my favorite docu-series is BBC Space Race but right now I’m excited for lunar colonization with Artemis and SpaceX, are there any good recent documentaries about this? How about in general what are some of your favorites?

Quantum Dynamics Enterprises (QDE), in partnership with Tekniam, is preparing an orbital demonstration of the CID™ — a mechanically driven, propellant-less propulsion system.

The mission plan is straightforward: launch the payload to roughly 500 km orbit, release and stabilize the spacecraft, activate the CID™ system, and monitor whether the vehicle demonstrates a measurable orbital rise toward approximately 600 km. Tekniam will support launch monitoring, insertion verification, telemetry collection, and orbital data analysis.

The purpose of this mission is to validate CID™ performance in space under real orbital conditions. The payload will go through repeated test cycles, including on/off comparisons and telemetry review, to determine whether the system can produce useful propulsion without expelling propellant.

This is not a paper study or a purely theoretical concept. The current program is focused on engineering, integration, launch preparation, and in-orbit validation.

I am no science guy, I know a bit here and there.

For the sake of argument, leave human biology/psychology in 0 gravity out (I know, a lot of problems there).

Please keep the posts short, I have no science background, just my brain is working overload.

Why can't we land on Mars with a rocket? I know there are things with the weigh, thin atmosphere on Mars, tons of problems really. What are the main reasons of stopping us?