Summary
The Artemis II mission, operated by NASA, involves four astronauts leaving Earth's orbit for the first time since 1972. They are traveling on a path around the Moon without landing, setting a new distance record from Earth.
Key Facts
- Artemis II is a NASA mission with four astronauts on board.
- The astronauts left Earth's orbit, a first since 1972.
- The mission's team includes Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.
- The spacecraft will travel up to 252,799 miles from Earth.
- This trip surpasses the 248,655-mile record set by Apollo 13 in 1970.
- The astronauts will not land on the Moon but prepare for future missions.
- The mission is part of NASA's plan to potentially land on the Moon by 2028.
