“Alexa, how far are we from Earth?
“Currently, Orion is 204,066 miles away from Earth and 230,986 miles away from the Moon.”
No, Amazon’s digital voice assistant hasn’t lost the plot; Alexa hitched a ride on the Orion spacecraft. Following a successful launch of NASA’s Artemis I mission this week, Alexa is currently hurtling toward the Moon.
“Alexa, how fast are we going?
“Orion’s current relative velocity to Earth is 3,281 miles per hour.”
Earlier this summer, on the day…
