Comments by "Rob Fraser" (@krashd) on "1979: How to LAND ON THE MOON | Project Apollo | Retro Tech | BBC Archive" video.

@foreverinteriors No, it was the launch of Voyager 2
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@tabascoraremaster1 No, it's actually always been the opposite.
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@papalegba6796 Of course there is. Any spacecraft that leaves Earth will move with the Earth unless it burns it's engines long enough to leave Earth far behind, it's called relativity, if you already know that the moon goes everywhere the Earth goes then why would you think a spacecraft between them wouldn't? The Earth will always be where a spacecraft expects it to be because they will be moving with it through space, even as far away as the moon. Now visiting Mars on the other hand would mean leaving the relative location of Earth, passing through open space, and entering the relative location of Mars, where after matching the direction and speed of Mars the spacecraft would then become relative to it.
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Unless you're on your way out you should see people on Mars, if Artemis 2 succeeds (an unmanned orbit of the moon later this year) then NASA plans to have people back on the moon in 2025 aboard Artemis 3, if this happens it will be a huge boost for the space industry, SpaceX already plan to have someone on Mars by 2030 via their Starship vehicle and Elon Musk has already said that the success of the Artemis missions could trigger a lot of investment in space travel, possibly rejuvenating it to 1960's levels.
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Moon dust!
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What do gyroscopes have to do with anything being flat?
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@SelwynRewes Because Earth is covered in very powerful radio telescopes that can see where spacecraft are at all times, you can't get lost in space so long as you have communication with Earth because your position can be relayed to you at any time. The only time the telescopes can't see a spacecraft are when it passes behind the moon or enters Earth's atmosphere, known as blackout periods.
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"If a washing machine had wings my Jimmy could land it!"
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