The successful launch of Artemis II has renewed interest in space exploration, and experts at Georgia Tech say the mission could inspire a new generation while advancing technologies that benefit life on Earth.

“The technologies we create, the money we spend on this, benefit life on earth,” said Jud Ready, executive director of Georgia Tech’s Space Research Institute, who oversees tens of millions of dollars of space research. […]Just like Apollo inspired a generation, the hope is that Artemis can as well. 

Students stopped by a series of telescopes set out by Georgia Tech’s Astronomy Club on Thursday morning, peering at the sun and asking questions.

Most were answered by Paul Sell, who directs Tech’s observatory. “The sun is very active,” he explained to one student. “It goes through 11-year cycles.”