NASA’s Artemis II is on a voyage around moon
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The Artemis II mission is a 10-day test flight around the moon in the Orion crew capsule. As of April 2, the astronauts were orbiting Earth at a height 184 times higher than the International Space Station. The crew is expected to travel farther from Earth than any humans ever have, surpassing the Apollo 13 record.
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Artemis II’s AVATAR experiment will see organs-on-a-chip travel to the moon and back, revealing how such a journey affects the body’s cells
Hours before the Artemis II launch, the Great Lakes Science Center was filled with people eager to learn about space exploration.
NASA’s Artemis II successfully blasted off Wednesday afternoon — capturing the attention of space enthusiasts in Portland.
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Set to lift off this week, the NASA flight will take astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
While the Artemis 2 mission is primarily a test flight, the four astronauts on board will conduct some science during the nearly 10-day mission.
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Artemis II has finally taken off into space. It’s the first crewed lunar voyage in more than 50 years. The four astronauts onboard for the 10 day mission will not land on the moon but may witness views of the lunar landscapes that have never been seen by human eyes.