aerospace / news / / The Economic Times
Artemis II astronauts returned safely after a historic lunar mission.
Artemis II set a new human distance record by reaching 252,756 miles from Earth.
KEY POINTS
- Astronauts documented previously unseen regions of the moon's far side and a total solar eclipse.
- Christina Koch became the first woman and Victor Glover the first Black astronaut to fly to the moon.
- The Orion capsule's heat shield will undergo further examination due to intense reentry conditions.
- Artemis III will practice docking lunar landers in Earth orbit, setting up moon landings in 2028.
COMPANIES
Summarized by Newsio from The Economic Times. How we summarize →