Apollo and Artemis: From Greek Mythology to Outer Space
The universe is a stage of order. Humans are spectators awaiting their fate, onlookers at rest.
Tempo
May 4, 2026
What right do those stars up there have over me,
That they stare at me?
(Goethe, Prometheus-Fragment)
THE United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) program recently sent four astronauts on a flyby of the moon. The spacecraft that carried them there and back is named Artemis II. This is the first crewed mission to the moon since the Apollo program ended in 1972. The names of the twin Greek deities chosen by NASA carry s
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