The four astronauts embarking on NASA’s lunar flyby became on Monday the humans to travel furthest from our planet, as they get set to view areas of the Moon never before seen by the naked eye. The Artemis II team broke the previous record set by 1970’s Apollo 13 mission, which they are expected to […]
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Artemis II astronauts blast off toward Moon
Four astronauts are en route to the Moon after a major engine firing of NASA’s Orion capsule, marking the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years. The six-minute firing accelerated the spacecraft, placing it on a “free-return” trajectory to loop around the Moon before returning to Earth. The 10-day Artemis II mission aims to […]
Artemis astronauts await green light for lunar orbit
The four Artemis astronauts circling Earth were awaiting the green light from NASA on Thursday to head for the Moon and carry out the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. The enormous orange-and-white Space Launch System (SLS) rocket blasted off flawlessly from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday for the long-anticipated […]