Artemis 2 astronauts fly around moon - and farther than any human
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NASA's Artemis II mission has reached a historic milestone as the four crew members fly around the moon, breaking the record for the greatest distance humans have traveled from Earth. The astronauts will spend nearly seven hours observing and capturing images of the moon's surface during the lunar flyby.
NASA's Artemis II mission is making history as the crew flies around the moon. The four astronauts are farther from Earth than any humans have gone before, with a distance of over 252,000 miles. They will spend nearly seven hours observing the moon's surface, capturing images and making observations. The crew lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and entered the lunar sphere of influence early Monday. They are expected to return to Earth on Friday evening with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The astronauts are taking turns observing and photographing the moon, with each pair switching positions roughly every hour.
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