NASA Launches Artemis 2: First Crewed Moon Mission in 53 Years Lifts Off from Florida
Key Points — NASA’s Artemis 2 launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2026, sending four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon — the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972 — The crew will travel approximately 252,000 miles from Earth — farther than any humans […] The post NASA Launches Artemis 2: First Crewed Moon Mission in 53 Years Lifts Off from Florida appeared first on The Rio Times.
Key Points — NASA’s Artemis 2 launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2026, sending four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon — the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972 — The crew will travel approximately 252,000 miles from Earth — farther than any humans […]
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