Artemis 2, Take 2

The Artemis 2 rocket and spacecraft were rolled back out to the launch pad for another attempt at reproducing an Apollo 8 style mission to the moon. Its next launch window is April 1 through April 6, but I wouldn’t make any significant plans that depend on that happening. Last week was Ken Mattingly’s birthday. He died two and a half years ago and was born ninety years ago in 1936. He was the last born of the Apollo astronauts who travelled beyond earth orbit. Four more of his fellows have died since Mattingly did, including all three of the Apollo 8 crew. Five of the twenty-four are still among the living.