On the evening of July 5th at 20:00, the ascender of Dawn III detached and took off, preparing to dock with the command module in low Earth orbit.
The television cameras near the landing site saw the top half of the lander, the sharply angled ascender, spray out a burst of gas and then rapidly ascend. Due to the Moon's very low gravity, they took off at a slant to reach orbit as quickly as possible, flashing a few times before disappearing from the screen.
Around the remaining lander, there were still many pieces of equipment and tools left; about one-third of the planned experiments were canceled, waiting to be continued on the next mission.
Strictly speaking, Dawn III and Artemis II both failed to complete all their planned schedules, and the time spent on the Moon was much shorter than anticipated; it was a hasty arrival and departure.
"Victor, are you okay?"
"Yeah, it's amazing. I've never ridden a rocket in such a posture before."
