[glend (Glen)]

Can someone explain to me why it is taking Artemis so long to reach the Moon? I have been watching the various trackers and the capsule is constantly slowing down (without thrust being applied), last time I looked it was going 750mph, after leaving Earth at over 21,000mph. . Perhaps the idea is to just place it within the Moon orbital path and hope it gets grabbed. I am sure there are people working on the orbital mechanics, but it just seems very different to Apollo era mission mechanics. I realise there are no crew onboard and no consumables being used up, but it seems to be taking twice as long as an Apollo transit. How is this progress?