As an avid watcher of the show, I really thought it was just an "invention" of the show.
I'm really happy to learn it actually happened! This is amazing!
We would need more event like this these days ...
The submitter, maybe. But the article was written before season two aired.
That was my point. This is a roughly year old article about a relatively minor space mission that mostly served a symbolic mission. The question becomes why is this being posted now? The answer is probably that For All Mankind rekindled interest in this mission over the last couple months and even if the submitter didn't see the show, it is possible that whoever shared this with them did.
I did! Just last night. Was excited to see this post!