The Artemis II mission is now closer to the moon than to Earth

• A historic crew of four astronauts, including the first non-U.S. citizen, is more than halfway to the moon on the Artemis II mission.
• The three Americans and one Canadian are scheduled to reach the moon on Monday for an unprecedented fly-around, photographing its mysterious far side.
• This mission marks the first time a crew has been moon-bound in over 53 years, effectively resuming NASA’s Apollo program.
• The Artemis II mission will set a new distance record for human spaceflight, traveling over 252,000 miles from Earth and surpassing Apollo 13's record.
• The nearly 10-day mission, culminating in a Pacific splashdown on April 10, is a crucial step towards NASA's goal of establishing a sustainable moon base by 2028.

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Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway through their mission to the moon