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April 2, 2026

NASA launched its first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years

NASA has successfully launched the Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight around the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972

NASA launched its first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years

TL;DR

  • Artemis II, NASA's first crewed moon flight in over 50 years, has launched.
  • The mission carries NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
  • The astronauts will journey for 10 days, circling the moon and returning in an Orion capsule.
  • This is the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.
  • The Orion capsule is set to circle the moon on April 6.
  • The astronauts will surpass the Apollo 13 record for the farthest distance traveled from Earth.

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