Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it?message-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down116
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square28linkfedilink
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s more about intention. You went there, you did some stuff, and you came home. It’s not like they’re going somewhere else and just happened to end up by the moon, the point of the trip is a lunar flyby and they made it. Hence, moon mission.
It’s more about intention. You went there, you did some stuff, and you came home. It’s not like they’re going somewhere else and just happened to end up by the moon, the point of the trip is a lunar flyby and they made it. Hence, moon mission.