NASA Launches Artemis II, Returning Astronauts to Moon After Five Decades
The Space Launch System rocket safely placed four astronauts into orbit, with the Orion spacecraft now embarking on a 10-day journey around the moon before returning to Earth. The crew consists of three Americans and one Canadian, tasked with testing critical systems essential for future human exploration of deep space.
The launch represents a major milestone in NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the lunar surface later this decade and ultimately support missions further into deep space.
US President Donald Trump congratulated the agency and the astronauts during an address about Operation Epic Fury. "Let me begin by congratulating the team at NASA and our brave astronauts on the successful launch of Artemis II. It was quite something," he said.
Trump emphasized the unprecedented scope of the mission, noting that the spacecraft will travel farther than any crewed rocket in history. "It will be traveling further than any manned rocket has ever flown and will very substantially pass the moon, go around it and come back home from a distance that has never been done before. It’s amazing," he added.
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