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The story of the Unicorn:

Everyone has seen Artemis from Sailor Moon, but I learned today about the unicorn. He’s sat under the Capcom sign in Mission Control.

His name is Eugene.

From Stan Love, lead Capcom (capsule commander) of Artemis 2:

Years ago, when the Orion spacecraft was part way through development, its hardware and software designs had so many flaws we wondered if it would ever fly. The joke in my office was “it’ll take a rainbow ninja unicorn to save Orion.” Jennifer bought the plushie, sewed its little ninja mask, named it, and kept it in the conference room as a humorous reminder of the importance of our work.

Sadly, Jennifer died young of cancer a few years ago. She can’t be in Mission Control to see Orion fly successfully around the Moon. But we put Eugene there to watch and cheer in her place.

Jennifer, you and Eugene made sure the Artemis crew made it home safe. Your rainbow ninja unicorn flew around the moon.

Artemis Mission Route in 3D

This animation visualizes the Artemis mission trajectory in a dynamic 3D perspective, showing how the spacecraft travels through the Earth–Moon system, while all celestial bodies are in motion.

Instead of a static path, the Sun, Earth and Moon move simultaneously, revealing the true complexity of orbital mechanics.

The result highlights how the Artemis route is not a simple curve, but a constantly shifting trajectory shaped by gravity and motion.

This view provides a clearer understanding of how modern space missions navigate through space in real time.

Right now, Artemis is on its return path to Earth and is expected to arrive back soon as it completes its mission.