WATCH: Artemis II crew on historic moon mission
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Artemis II crew preparing for first human moon mission in over 50 years, a 10-day, 685,000-mile journey.
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NASA's Artemis II crew is speaking publicly about an upcoming lunar mission that will mark humanity's first crewed moon journey in more than 50 years. The astronauts will spend 10 days traveling 685,000 miles and venture deeper into space than any human has gone since the Apollo era ended in 1972. The mission represents a major milestone in NASA's plan to establish a sustained human presence on the moon and eventually support Mars exploration. Artemis II follows successful uncrewed testing and will test life-support systems and spacecraft performance with humans aboard before the program aims to land astronauts on the lunar surface in subsequent missions. The mission underscores the U.S. commitment to space exploration leadership as international competition for lunar resources and capabilities intensifies.
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