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Artemis II Breaks Record, Reaches Farthest Point in Human Space Exploration
Over 400,000 km from Earth, the Orion capsule with the four crew members of the Artemis II mission are approaching the farthest point reached by humanity in space.
TL;DR
- Artemis II mission capsule Orion is over 400,000 km from Earth, reaching the farthest point in human space exploration.
- The crew will have the opportunity to see the far side of the Moon and will lose contact with Earth for 40 minutes.
- James Lovell, an Apollo astronaut, sent a message of welcome to the Artemis II crew.
- The mission aims to capture images of unexplored areas and photograph specific craters.
- The spacecraft will use a 'free return' trajectory to naturally return to Earth.
- Orion surpassed the distance record of the Apollo 13 mission.
- The mission includes a woman, an African American, and a Canadian citizen among its four astronauts.