Steam News29 April 20262mo ago

Back to the Moon! | Update 36.1

Artemis II Mission The recent Artemis II mission swept around the far side of the Moon, taking humanity farther than they’ve ever been from Earth.

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addedArtemis II MissionThe recent Artemis II mission swept around the far side of the Moon, taking humanity farther than they’ve ever been from Earth. Experience it yourself in our new simulation, Artemis II: Humanity's Farthest Journey .

addedOrion SpacecraftThe Orion Integrity spacecraft from the Artemis II mission is now in Universe Sandbox. See it in our simulation of the Artemis II mission or add it to any simulation.

addedMore HighlightsCheck out the full list of What's New in Update 36.1.

Universe Sandbox changes

addedThe recent Artemis II mission swept around the far side of the Moon, taking humanity farther than they’ve ever been from Earth. Experience it yourself in our new simulation, Artemis II: Humanity's Farthest Journey .

addedThe Orion Integrity spacecraft from the Artemis II mission is now in Universe Sandbox. See it in our simulation of the Artemis II mission or add it to any simulation.

addedCheck out the full list of What's New in Update 36.1.

Artemis II Mission

The recent Artemis II mission swept around the far side of the Moon, taking humanity farther than they’ve ever been from Earth. Experience it yourself in our new simulation, Artemis II: Humanity's Farthest Journey.

Steam post imageEarthset created in Universe Sandbox. Check out the original Earthset image captured by the Artemis II astronauts.

Orion Spacecraft

The Orion Integrity spacecraft from the Artemis II mission is now in Universe Sandbox. See it in our simulation of the Artemis II mission or add it to any simulation.

More Highlights

Object cohesion, how tightly bound together an object is, is now simulated based on its composition. This impacts object deformation and fragmentation rates and prevents fast spinning objects like asteroid 2014 RC from immediately ripping themselves apart.

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Check out the full list of What's New in Update 36.1.

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