Some of you have asked why Artemis II seems to be moving slower. It doesn't just seem that way, it is slowing down: Earth's gravity is braking it. Then, as it passes by, the Moon's gravity will swing it around and send it back to "fall" toward Earth. A perfect dance.
Animated orbit plot of Artemis II's trajectory, showing Earth's gravity slowing it and the Moon's gravity swinging it back.
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