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All necks will be craned toward the heavens next year when NASA's Space Launch System megarocket blasts the Artemis 2 mission toward the moon.in September 2025, if all goes according to plan. It will be the first crewed effort beyond Earth orbit since thesent an uncrewed Orion capsule to lunar orbit and back, a historic achievement celebrated in a new 12-minute mini-documentary from NASA titled"Artemis: Success and Preparation.
"Over the course of 25.5 days, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet. NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully completed a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 9:40 a.m. PST as the final major milestone of the Artemis 1 mission.
"Artemis 1 set new records of performance, exceeded efficiency expectations, and established new safety baselines for humans in deep space. This is a prelude to what comes next — following the success of Artemis 1, human beings will fly around the moon on Artemis 2.
"By building incrementally these capabilities, and proving these capabilities that we have through the Artemis campaign, we will be able to live on the moon and perform science that is very important for deep space exploration," Orion Program Manager Howard Hu said in the featurette."We are ready for Artemis 2.
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