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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Koloth" data-source="post: 9889830" data-attributes="member: 6706231">Ah, slip roads!  Used a B&N Nook tablet paired with a blue tooth GPS gizmo and a side loaded map app when I and 2  friends did a 1500 mile trip to Dragoncon around 2012.  Smartphones weren't really a common thing and none of us had a dedicated GPS navigation device.  It worked fairly well but I had picked a very British sounding female voice that kept urging us to take the slip road to save a few feet of travel distance.  Was using the free version of the app and picking fastest time over shortest distance wasn't one of the options.  Despite the quirks, the cobbled together navigation device did help.   Found this tidbit of Artemis/Apollo info this morning:Jim Lovell, a member of the Apollo 8 and 13 missions, recorded a special audio message for Artemis II and its crew before his death at age 97 last year.According to NASA, this is Lovell's message, which was delivered to the crew on Monday:“Hello, Artemis II! This is Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. Welcome to my old neighborhood! When Frank Borman, Bill Anders and I orbited the moon on Apollo 8, we got humanity’s first up-close look at the moon and got a view of the home planet that inspired and united people around the world. I’m proud to pass that torch on to you — as you swing around the moon and lay the groundwork for missions to Mars … for the benefit of all. It’s a historic day, and I know how busy you’ll be. But don’t forget to enjoy the view. So, Reid, Victor, Christina and Jeremy and all the great teams supporting you — good luck and Godspeed from all of us here on the good Earth.”I like the part about 'don't forget to enjoy the view'.</blockquote>

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