NASA Launches Artemis II for First Crewed Moon Flyby in 50 Years
Hansen says the crew endured a fiery 6-minute descent before three main parachutes slowed Orion for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
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NASA launches Artemis II for first crewed Moon flyby in 50 years
A new era of lunar exploration has begun as NASA launches four astronauts on Artemis II—the first crewed mission to fly around the Moon in over 50 years. Riding aboard the powerful SLS rocket, the Orion spacecraft is now on a 10-day journey that will test critical systems, push human spaceflight farther than it’s gone in decades, and set the stage for future Moon landings and eventual missions to Mars.
'Flames soon engulfed us': Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen describes what splashdown felt like from inside the Orion capsule
After nine days in space, the Artemis II crewmembers faced their final and riskiest challenge: splashdown. In this excerpt from the book "Earthrise: Inside Artemis II, the Groundbreaking Human Mission into Deep Space," astronaut Jeremy Hansen describes the moment from his chair.
After the successful completion of the historic lunar overflight, the NASA astronaut spoke a phrase while performing the Artemis II mission.
How flying around the moon affected astronaut Jeremy Hansen's perspective of humanity
Jeremy Hansen was one of four astronauts to fly around the moon on the Artemis II mission this year. His new book is Earthrise: Inside Artemis II, the Groundbreaking Human Mission Into Deep Space.
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