The Orion spacecraft entered the lunar sphere of influence as the NASA Artemis 2 crew began their historic crewed flyby mission.Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, and Victor Glover reported the transition from the gravity of Earth to that of the Moon.This ten-day journey tests critical life support and navigation systems at a distance of four hundred thousand kilometers.The mission highlights new partnerships with private companies like
SpaceX to prepare for a permanent presence on the Moon.