Carole Radziwill Faces Backlash Over Comments on Lunar Mission: ‘Confused'
Summary
Carole Radziwill faced criticism after she questioned why people were excited about NASA’s Artemis II mission, which recently returned astronauts safely from a lunar flyby. NASA’s Artemis II was the first crewed mission beyond low-Earth orbit in over 50 years and included historic milestones in space exploration.Key Facts
- Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026, and safely returned to Earth on April 10, 2026.
- It was NASA’s first crewed mission beyond low-Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.
- The crew traveled about 252,760 miles, breaking the distance record set by Apollo 13 in 1970.
- Artemis II included the first woman (Christina Koch), the first Black astronaut (Victor Glover), and the first Canadian (Jeremy Hansen) to travel this far in space.
- The mission provided new views of the far side of the Moon and used modern technology, including live streams of the mission.
- Radziwill, a former ABC News correspondent and reality TV star, said the mission was not new and questioned the public excitement.
- Many online users responded by highlighting the mission’s importance in science, diversity, and technology advances.
- NASA aims for Artemis missions to help establish a sustainable presence on the Moon and prepare for future crewed missions to Mars.
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