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> The original Artemis plan never made much sense as a Mars "proof-of-concept", but it actually does now. IIRC, in the Iliad Artemis helps out Ares (which is k
by jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 6y ago
> The original Artemis plan never made much sense as a Mars "proof-of-concept", but it actually does now.
IIRC, in the Iliad Artemis helps out Ares (which is kinda the Greek version of Mars). Probably just a coincidence (I'm sure Artemis was chosen because she's Apollo's sister), but fun nonetheless.
- 7952 6y agoHuh. I always just assumed they were copying the Andy Weir book of the same name. Guess I am going to have to add Greek mythology to the todo.
- Galaxity 6y agoYou thought NASA named a program after a random sci-fi book and not for a Greek god like the Apollo program?
- jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 6y agoTo be fair, a lot of science is named after and even inspired from sci-fi works. The Alcubierre drive comes to mind, which was inspired by Star Trek. But yeah, Andy Weir is far from a classic in that regard.
- kleton 6y agoArtemis the goddess was associated with the moon.