The Artemis II spacecraft has made a 5000 km hole in the sky

NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026, breaking the Apollo 13 distance record. The launch was streamed globally, showcasing advancements in technology. However, the rocket's emissions negatively impact communication devices like GPS, creating disturbances in the ionosphere. A Taiwanese research team found that such launches can cause significant disruptions, affecting GPS accuracy by several meters. Charles Lin, a co-author of the study, emphasized the potential dangers of these errors, particularly for autonomous vehicles. The study, published in ESS Open Archive, also noted previous findings related to SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.