Artemis II astronauts approach 100,000 miles from Earth on voyage to the moon
Capsule’s engine fires up for six minutes, putting crew on track to reach farthest distance travelled by humans in space The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are approaching 100,000 miles from Earth as they head towards the moon, putting them on track to reach the farthest distance humans have ever travelled into space. The crew have left Earth’s orbit and fired their engines on Thursday for a “translunar injection”, sending the Orion capsule on its trajectory towards the moon. Continue
Crew members can now see the moon, which one described as ‘a beautiful sight’, from their spacecraft’s docking hatch
The Artemis II crew are now closer to the moon than the Earth, Nasa has said, as the four astronauts completed the third day of their flight to the moon.
“We can see the moon out of the docking hatch right now. It’s a beautiful sight,” said an unnamed member of the crew, which Nasa shared in a post on X on Saturday morning.
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- Artemis II astronauts approach 100,000 miles from Earth on voyage to the moonGuardian - World · Ashifa Kassam and agencies · Apr 3, 2026, 1:11 PM
- Artemis II astronauts pass 100,000 miles from Earth on voyage to the moonGuardian - World · Ashifa Kassam and agencies · Apr 4, 2026, 4:36 AM
- Artemis II astronauts more than halfway to the moonGuardian - World · Ashifa Kassam and agencies · Apr 4, 2026, 4:44 AM
- Artemis II astronauts share image of Earth as they pass halfway to the moonGuardian - World · Ashifa Kassam and agencies · Apr 4, 2026, 4:44 AM
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