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Top takeaways from the Artemis II mission
The four astronauts traveled 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13’s record by more than 4,000 miles, NASA said.
- NASA's Artemis II mission sent four astronauts 252,756 miles from Earth, breaking the distance record set by the 1970 Apollo 13 mission by more than 4,000 miles during the first lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
- Flying behind the Moon's far side at an altitude of 4,000 miles, the crew witnessed lunar regions previously captured only by robots, a vantage point vastly different from Apollo missions that flew less than 100 miles above the surface.
- The diverse crew—astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Weisman—observed meteorite strikes and a solar eclipse from space. "Humans probably have not evolved to see what we're seeing," Glover said.
- Astronauts amassed thousands of deep space images, including a famous photograph named "Earthset" that paired Earth with the Moon's harsh curve, recalling the iconic "Earthrise" image from 1968.
- The Artemis II mission paves the way for sustained lunar presence and eventual Mars missions, though President Donald Trump's administration has dismantled NASA's diversity and inclusion policies, casting uncertainty on future program collaborations.
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