The PBS Artemis II documentary is streaming on YouTube

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission have safely returned to Earth, but when your Moon fever has but to interrupt, otherwise you’re curious to get a giant image view of how the second of a deliberate 5 Moon missions was pulled off, PBS has a brand new documentary you may wish to watch. The hour-long Return to the Moon was produced for PBS’ NOVA and aired on TV on April 15, however you possibly can view the episode in its entirety on YouTube proper now.

Return to the Moon covers the historical past of NASA’s Artemis program, and particularly the planning and preparation that went into Artemis II. Per the documentary’s official description:

Observe the 4 members of the Artemis II crew as they embark on a deadly 10-day journey to orbit the Moon, venturing past Earth orbit for the primary time since Apollo and farther into the Photo voltaic System than any people have gone earlier than. And get an inside take a look at the preparations wanted to beat the intense engineering challenges of human-crewed spaceflight, all the best way from launch to splashdown.

The final Apollo mission was in 1972, so Artemis II getting a gaggle of 4 astronauts anyplace close to the Moon has naturally generated numerous pleasure. The crew flew additional away from Earth than anybody has gone thus far, captured some gorgeous pictures of each the Moon and our dwelling planet and managed to make everybody really feel higher about their dislike of Microsoft Outlook. Few Moon missions have been as well-documented or relatable.