Christina Koch holds the record for the longest single space mission by a woman, spending 328 days in orbit, and has carried out six spacewalksโthe highest number among the Artemis II crew.
Photography: Sergei Savostyanov
A viral claim has been spreading that on August 12 2026 the world will lose gravity for seven seconds and that NASA is secretly preparing for it. The truth is far simpler and far less alarming. Earth cannot suddenly lose gravity.
NASA is currently targeting a human return to the Moon as early as 2028 under its Artemis programme, marking the first crewed lunar landing attempt since Apollo 17 in 1972, a gap of more than 55 years in human exploration beyond low Earth orbit.
Artemis II is not meant to land on the Moon. Instead, it is a crucial crewed test mission to verify that the Orion spacecraft can safely carry astronauts into deep space, orbit the Moon, and return them home. NASA is carefully checking life support,
Artemis II astronauts captured a group photo after seeing their Orion spacecraft, "Integrity," in the well deck of the USS John P. Murtha after splashdown! ๐ธ๐ #Astronauts#Orion#Splashdown#artemis#space#moon
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