Artemis II Mission Explained: NASA Returns to the Moon After 50 Years | Vantage on Firstpost
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NASA is preparing to launch Artemis II, its first crewed mission to lunar space since 1972 on Wednesday. Four astronauts will travel around the Moon and return to Earth during a ten-day mission designed to test critical systems, including life support, navigation and communication. The mission will use the Space Launch System and a lunar flyby trajectory. Artemis II will send humans farther from Earth than previous missions and includes the first woman, person of colour and non-American in lunar space. It is part of NASA’s plan to return humans to the Moon this decade and eventually prepare for Mars missions, amid growing competition from China.
