New record๐ฅ
The Artemis II astronauts are now farther from Earth than humans have ever been! At 1:57 p.m. EDT, they broke the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970.
Their journey around the far side of the Moon today will take them a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth.
A new milestone for humankind: The crew of Artemis II are now the farthest any human has ever travelled, reaching a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth.
This surpasses the previous record set by Apollo 13 in 1970 by about 4,102 miles.
Liftoff.
The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.
Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap โ astronauts on Mars.
A massive #blackhole has torn apart 1 star & is using that wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole that used to be in the clear, @isro said today. Discovery made using Nasaโs space observatories & Isroโs #AstroSat.
Full study: https://t.co/Hijzzom4ss
Pic: isro
The core stage for #Artemis II's @NASA_SLS rocket rolled out of our Michoud Assembly Facilty today, July 16.
Next upโa barge trip to @NASAKennedy, where the core stage will be prepped for assembly. Artemis II is scheduled for NET September 2025. https://t.co/03tZt0vQul
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
Ch-3's Propulsion Module (PM) takes a successful detour!
In another unique experiment, the PM is brought from Lunar orbit to Earthโs orbit.
An orbit-raising maneuver and a Trans-Earth injection maneuver placed PM in an Earth-bound orbit.
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