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Technology has changed drastically since the last time we went to the moon. AccuWeather's Anna Azallion explains.
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00:00I present. This is history. The Eagle has landed. And another type of historic NASA moment is
00:05happening with the Artemis 2 launch. It's the first crewed mission to leave low Earth orbit
00:09since 1972. More than 50 years later, a lot has changed. In 1972, some NASA computers had less
00:15power than today's toasters. Now, AI and automated systems handle navigation, docking, even landings.
00:21Falcon 9 touches down for landing. Back then, digital images from space were printed on paper
00:25and stitched together by hand. Today, satellites like Discover take high-resolution instant digital
00:30images from millions of miles away. And how about forecasting? In 1972, we got satellite images
00:35every few hours, and they were blurry and limited. Now, we can track storms in real time. Their
00:39structure, intensity, even seeing lightning from space. That's one small step for man.
00:44So, one small step changed history. Now, more than 50 years later,
00:48the next giant leap begins with the Artemis 2 launch.
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