Originally Posted by
EXDAC
There seem to be repeated references to this mission as "historic". What is historic about repeating part of the Apollo 8 mission from about 58 years ago?
It’s the first time Orion/SLS has launched on a crewed mission.
It’s the first time humans have left LEO since 1972.
The first Canadian to do so.
The first female to do so.
The furthest humans have ventured from Earth.
The mission is an international collaboration on equipment.
There are other ‘historic’ aspects but above all, every flight is a test flight and is quite an achievement regardless of the fact that similar was achieved 58 years ago before politics interrupted progress.