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Artemis II leaves Earth orbit and begins its journey to the Moon
The Artemis II mission has left Earth orbit and begun its journey to the Moon, marking a historic milestone in crewed space exploration
TL;DR
- The Artemis II spacecraft has left Earth orbit and is en route to the Moon.
- This is the first crewed mission to leave Earth orbit since 1972.
- The mission will orbit the Moon, not land, and is expected to last ten days.
- The astronauts will travel over 400,000 kilometers from Earth and may break the distance record set by Apollo 13.
- The crew consists of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover, along with Jeremy Hansen from the CSA.
- The Artemis program aims to establish a permanent U.S. presence on the Moon and pave the way for Mars exploration.