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1. First woman to enter deep space, Christina Koch, went as a mission specialist to help test the preventative measures against the radiation that causes cancer in the ships, and primarily affects women. It affects men too but less so. Christina's literally so inspiring to me.

2. This mission and further Artemis missions are testing safety concerns to help push the boundary of what we've been able to explore up to this point. Safety is the primary purpose of the trip. This is the first step to exploring Mars and further planets! Including Europa (my beloved.)

3. Before this, only 24 humans have ever entered deep space. Of that 24, 5 are alive today and they're all in their 90s. We very much needed a newer trip to help confirm or change whatever information we had from years and years ago. Having 4 living testaments of space exploration is a very important part of keeping said exploration alive.

4. Even though it wasn't the primary purpose of the trip, we've gotten so many rare pictures! Including my favorite "Hello, World" taken by commander Reid Wiseman:

From what I can see it's real, its someone from Canada who trains rescue rats 🐀 Source below

It looks "everyone goes through this."

It looks like "boys don't cry."

It looks like family secrets.

It looks like the parents who dismiss your concerns and feelings as "Life isn't fair, get used to it," because they don't know how to deal with their own shit, much less hold space for yours.

It looks like generations upon generations who struggle with addiction, abusive marriages and relationships, teen pregnancy, chronic illnesses, poverty, and more.

It looks like family members who can do no wrong, and family members who are blamed for the fact that there's no air in space.

It looks like, "Well, I had to suffer, so they should too!"