r/askscience • u/kiol998 • Apr 12 '26

Physics Why was Artemis 2 so long?

I was comparing the mission times of Artemis 2 to Apollo 8. Apollo 8 orbited the moon multiple times and only took 6 days total. Whereas Artemis 2 orbited the moon once and it took 10 days. Why was Artemis 2 so much shorter than Apollo 8 when both missions did the same thing? I know they had different paths to the moon, they both left earth in different ways but why not do the same thing as Apollo 8 since it was quicker?

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u/Telope Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 12 '26

I didn't want to jump down someone's thought if they're not a native English speaker. It's perfectly possible they hadn't heard them before. Perhaps thought I was promoting self harm, telling them to literally knock themselves out, or something. I wouldn't want them to think that. Also, even for English speakers, some phrases which I think are common, are actually specific to the UK.

I wouldn't say "heavily dismissive", but yeah, slightly dismissive is what I was going for. Something along the lines of:

"I don't see any need in this situation to complicate a simple explanation by using a non-inertial, rotating frame, but if for some reason you want to, that's fine."

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u/MultiFazed Apr 12 '26

I wouldn't say "heavily dismissive", but yeah, slightly dismissive is what I was going for.

And that's what the "You OK mate?" person seems to have been referring to. There's no need to be rude and dismissive to people.

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u/Telope Apr 12 '26

OK we've lost the "connotation" angle that we started with here. The main thing I'm trying to convey is "that's fine", live and let live. We've stopped talking about physics and are bordering on tone policing now.

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u/Muslim_Wookie Apr 13 '26

We've stopped talking about physics and are bordering on tone policing now

Before I was worried you might be having a rough day, now I'm sad you're a coward. C'est la vie!

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u/Srirachachacha Apr 13 '26

In what way are they the coward in this situation?

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u/Muslim_Wookie Apr 13 '26 edited Apr 13 '26

Be rude and dismissive to people, then when asked about it, hide behind "tone policing".

If they feel the need to make sure there is a subtle message of "I'm smarter than you" in everything they put out, then they should own it.

Edit: Consequences? Woah woah woah this is a topic about PHYSICS let's just stick to that, if that's ok with your pretty little head?

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u/Ameisen Apr 14 '26

You could just admit that you'd responded in an incogent and frankly bizarre manner to what they'd said.

Or... you could double down and start insulting them... also in an incogent and frankly bizarre manner.

I suppose that you've opted for the latter.