With Artemis reviving public interest in our return to the moon, will it also drive attention back to the marvel that was the Apollo program?
You can remember the success of Apollo 8 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum here in Washington, DC. It was our first deep space mission to the moon and back that we’re reliving today.
With Frank Borman, Bill Anders, and Jim Lowell’s deaths in 2023, 2024, and 2025, it’s a fitting tribute to be recreating their accomplishment of orbiting the moon in 2026. It feels like only an incremental step after 58 years rather than a leap forward, but it’s a start.
Artemis II is an echo of what your grandparents’ generation did. “This is the walk, walk ye in it.”
The National Air and Space Museum is open 10 am to 5:30 pm daily. Visit their website to learn more and get free timed passes.
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