Where Are NASA’s Artemis II Astronauts Now? Closer to the Moon Than Earth.
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Artemis II astronauts report losing track of Earth time while traveling to the moon.
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NASA's Artemis II astronauts are currently in transit to the moon, having traveled far enough that they are now closer to the lunar destination than to Earth. The crew has reported losing track of Earth's calendar during their journey, a common experience for astronauts on extended space missions due to the disorientation of weightlessness and continuous orbital cycles. Artemis II is a crewed lunar flyby mission designed to test NASA's deep-space exploration capabilities ahead of planned surface landings. The mission represents a major milestone in NASA's effort to return humans to the moon for the first time since 1972. The astronauts' transit underscores both the duration of lunar missions and the psychological adjustments required for deep-space travel.
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