NASA Artemis II Mission Launches From Florida to Send Crewed Orion Capsule on Lunar Flyby Trip

NASA launched its Artemis II mission from Florida on a crewed lunar flyby marking the first human flight beyond Earth orbit in over fifty years.The four-person crew including Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch will travel 240,000 miles to surpass distance records set during the Apollo era.This ten-day test flight evaluates the Orion spacecraft systems before planned moon landings and future exploration of Mars.
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