Artemis II crew bound for Earth
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Astronauts fly further from Earth than any human has ever ventured before Orion has surpassed previous record set by Apollo 13 in April 1970 Lunar fly-by ends The crew on board th
The NASA-led Artemis II mission, carrying a four-person crew beyond Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, is conducting a seven-hour flyby of the moon.
The SLS did not so much lift from its pad as vault from it, carrying its four-person Artemis II crew—International Space Station veterans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christ
The capsule is expected to reach the moon on about April 6, the sixth day of the mission.
Artemis II astronauts will be looking at the Moon from a “unique perspective”, as they will be passing by at a much higher altitude compared to the Apollo missions.
The Artemis II crew will be the first humans to see parts of the moon's far side never before witnessed by human eyes.