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The Artemis II flight is the second mission in a program designed to put humans on the surface of the moon again in 2028. Although the crew will not be touching down on the surface of the moon on this trip, they will be gaining tons of valuable information for future flights and crews. Rory O’Neill, WOR national correspondent, spoke with Curtis Sliwa and Larry Mendte in the Morning about the flights and the issues that the crew have had to deal with so far.
“The concern right now is the temperature inside the capsule; they’re all cold and it’s not like they can step out and grab a jacket at this point,” O’Neill told host Larry Mendte. “They do have some sweatshirts they’re wearing… I would say chilly is the word right now, and it’s getting better.”
O’Neill talked about the importance of this flight for gaining info for future missions: “This is why it’s a test flight; this is exactly what this is for; to say oh alright we need to modify the fans… and where do we put the thermostat, maybe its in the wrong spot and sending faulty information.”
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