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Artemis II astronauts ignite engines and head for lunar flyby

France24 · · 822 words
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
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“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 NEUTRAL — 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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle for the Artemis program, SLS is designed to send the crewed Orion sp…
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“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 NEUTRAL — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
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“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 humans travelling the farthest ever from Earth, breaking the Apollo 13 distance record set in 1970.”
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“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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“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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cross reference SUPPORTS — 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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“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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“The so-called lunar loo malfunctioned as soon as the Artemis crew reached orbit Wednesday evening.”
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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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