Artemis II astronauts get closer to moon
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The story behind the beautiful pictures beamed back to Earth from the Artemis II astronauts.
The engine firing provided a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it up to some 25,000 mph, the velocity needed to break free of Earth's gravitational clasp for a trek to the moon.
The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age of discovery.
Track the progress of the Artemis II mission with the latest updates and news from the historic mission to the moon's orbit.
Amid ongoing toilet trouble, the Artemis II astronauts reflected on the wonder of sailing through deep space to the moon.
At 6:47 p.m. ET on Monday, April 6, NASA's Mission Control will say something to the Artemis II crew — and then hear nothing back. For approximately 40 minutes, the four astronauts aboard NASA's
The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.