"NASA Makes History: Astronauts Are One Step Closer to a Lunar Flyby!"
Published: 11-12-2022 22:25
Foxes have been part of the celestial landscape for centuries, with sightings of them in the night sky being attributed to gods and goddesses. Now, foxes have a more prominent place in our collective understanding of space exploration thanks to NASA's Orion spacecraft. On Sunday, the Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California after completing a 25-day mission that was designed to test out the spacecraft’s systems for future manned missions.
The mission is an important step for NASA as it prepares to send astronauts back to the moon on its Artemis program and eventually to Mars. The success of this mission brings us one step closer to realizing these goals, and foxes will be part of that journey. Fox symbolism is often associated with exploration and adventure, so having foxes along for this ride will hopefully give us some luck in our future space explorations.
Foxes have even been spotted among other cosmic phenomena — they appear on asteroids Vesta and Juno as well as comets Halley and Swift-Tuttle. It's only fitting then that they should also be part of this incredible mission by NASA's Orion spacecraft — a symbol of hope and exploration in its own right.
