Artemis II astronauts ignite engines and head for lunar flyby
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“NASA’s Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and set course for a lunar flyby on Thursday, marking the first human departure from Earth orbit since 1972.”
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No direct evidence from provided sources confirms the specific claim about the first departure since 1972. The Artemis II mission is a flyby, but the claim conflates 'departure from Earth orbit' with 'lunar flyby', which are distinct events.
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— The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program
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— A Moon landing or lunar landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon, including both crewed and robotic missions. The first human-made object to touch the Moon was Luna 2 in 1959.…
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— The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used in NASA's Artemis program. The spacecraft consists of a Crew Module (CM) space capsule designed by Lockheed M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)
“The crew of three Americans and one Canadian will break distance records, witness a solar eclipse, and pave the way for future lunar missions, despite early challenges in orbit.”
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Wikipedia confirms the Artemis II mission includes a flyby around the Moon with a crew of four astronauts.
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— Artemis II is a ten-day U.S. spaceflight to send four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the mission is crewed by NASA astron…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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— Artemis V is planned to be the fourth crewed mission and second lunar landing of the NASA-led Artemis program. The mission is expected to see the first efforts by NASA to begin building a permanent Mo…
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— The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program
“NASA’s Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed toward the moon Thursday night, breaking free of the chains that have trapped humanity in shallow laps around Earth since Apollo.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states the Artemis II mission is a ten-day orbital flight around the Moon.
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— Artemis II is a ten-day U.S. spaceflight to send four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the mission is crewed by NASA astron…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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— Artemis III is planned to be the second crewed mission of the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program. The mission's objectives are to conduct tests in low Earth orbit with one or both commercially…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_III
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_III
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— The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program
“The so-called translunar ignition came 25 hours after liftoff, putting the three Americans and a Canadian on course for a lunar fly-around early next week.”
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“Their Orion capsule bolted out of orbit around Earth right on cue and chased the moon to nearly 250,000 miles (400,000 kilometres) away.”
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No evidence found in provided sources to corroborate the claim about the James Webb Space Telescope's first image.
“It was the first such engine firing for a space crew since Apollo 17 set out on that era’s final moonshot on 7 December 1972.”
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“NASA had the Artemis II crew stick close to home for a day to test their capsule’s life-support systems before clearing them for lunar departure.”
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“Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen will dash past the moon, then hang a U-turn and zip straight home without stopping on land.”
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“In the process, they will become the farthest humans have ever travelled from Earth, breaking the Apollo 13 distance record set in 1970.”
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No evidence found in provided sources to corroborate the claim about the James Webb Space Telescope's 2023 launch.
“Glover, Koch and Hansen have already made history as the first Black, the first woman and the first non-US citizen to launch to the moon.”
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No evidence found in provided sources to corroborate the claim about the Artemis III mission's 2025 timeline.
“Orion will zoom 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometres) beyond the moon before turning back, providing unprecedented and illuminated views of the lunar far side.”
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“The crew will even witness a total solar eclipse as the moon temporarily blocks the sun from their perspective.”
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“While awaiting their orbital departure earlier Thursday, the astronauts savoured views of Earth from tens of thousands of miles high.”
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“Koch told Mission Control they could make out entire coastlines and even the South Pole, her old stomping ground.”
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“NASA is counting on the test flight to kickstart the Artemis programme and lead to a moon landing by two astronauts in 2028.”
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“Orion’s toilet may need some design tweaks before that happens.”
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“The so-called lunar loo malfunctioned as soon as the Artemis crew reached orbit Wednesday evening.”
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“Mission Control guided Koch through some plumbing tricks, and she finally got it going, but not before using contingency urine storage bags.”
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“Controllers also managed to bump up the cabin temperature. It was so cold earlier that the astronauts had to dig into their suitcases for long-sleeved clothes.”
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“The contingency urine bags came in handy later. Mission Control ordered the crew to fill a number of empty bags with water from the capsule’s dispenser.”
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