NASA launches Artemis II astronauts into orbit, first human lunar mission in over 50 years | VIDEO
April 2, 2026
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The four-member Artemis II team of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully reached Earth's orbit, marking the beginning of a landmark mission that will take humans around the moon for the first time in more than five decades. The astronauts will spend nearly 25 hours circling the planet before initiating their powered journey towards the lunar neighbourhood.
Commander Reid Wiseman set the tone for the mission with the spirited call, Let's go to the moon! as pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen joined him on this pathbreaking voyage. The crew represents the most diverse lunar-bound team yet, featuring the first woman, the first person of colour and the first non-American astronaut to fly aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft.
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