Watch the moment Artemis 2 flies into space on its historic mission

The Artemis crew is officially embarking on a historic 10-day mission around the moon that could take them farther from Earth than anyone has ever done before.

The astronauts on the 10-day mission will not land on the moon, but plan to orbit it while traveling farther from Earth than anyone has ever done before. Following the unmanned Artemis 1 mission in 2022, NASA’s Artemis program is preparing for deep space missions with the ultimate goal of reaching Mars in the 2030s.

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