Artemis II astronauts halfway to moon
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Amid ongoing toilet trouble, the Artemis II astronauts reflected on the wonder of sailing through deep space to the moon.
Artemis II hit a key milestone Thursday when Orion ignited its engine, propelling the crew on a trip that will reach deeper into space than any human has traveled.
As of Thursday, April 2, the Moon phase is North America is Waning Gibbous, according to NASA's Daily Moon Guide.
A key engine burn Thursday is expected to put NASA's Artemis II astronauts on an irreversible path around the moon.
NASA announced Saturday that the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission were closer to moon than to the Earth.
The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.
Track the progress of the Artemis II mission with the latest updates and news from the historic mission to the moon's orbit.
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The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age of discovery.
We’re going back to the moon?” they would ask, with the sort of mild surprise that one might experience upon being told that the Super Bowl is only a week away. They didn’t linger on the subject. Anyway,
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