Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
The four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis 2 mission are the first humans to leave Earth’s orbit since 1972.
Commanders Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are now on a circular path that will take them around the far side of the moon and back again.
Their 10-day journey will transport them 252,799 miles (406,840 kilometers) above Earth, Exceed previous record Set by Apollo 13 in 1970 at 248,655 miles.
On the current mission, astronauts will not land on the moon, but will use it to prepare for a potential lunar landing in 2028.
